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1. [2016] NZSSAA 50 (31 May 2016) [pdf, 44 KB]

   ...issues and that this impacts on her ability to support herself from wages at the present time. [23] No submission has been made on the impact repayment of the debt might have on the appellant’s children. They are currently teenagers attending a private school. [24] The appellant’s reporting of her financial circumstances is not supported by any documentary evidence. We consider her claims in relation to her financial circumstances to be unreliable. We are not satisfied that she...

2. Singh v the Registrar of Immigration Advisers [2016] NZIACDT 25 (17 May 2016) [pdf, 140 KB]

   ...Registrar’s decision not to refer a complaint to the Tribunal, because she considered it disclosed only trivial or inconsequential matters. [2] The appellant provided his grounds of appeal, the Registrar replied with an affidavit from her senior investigator, and Mr Singh replied with his affidavit. [3] The Tribunal has to decide whether the material now before it is sufficient to conclude it should hear the complaint. [4] The Tribunal has allowed the appeal, as the complainant has...

3. [2017] NZEmpC 100 Lyttelton Port Company Ltd v Arthurs [pdf, 148 KB]

   ...practice in contravention of section 22 Human Rights Act 1993 and section 104 Employment Relations Act 2000. (Original emphasis) [3] The plaintiff applied to strike out that paragraph because the discrimination claim was abandoned during the investigation meeting and was not part of the matter placed in issue by its challenge. [4] At para [40] of the determination, the Authority recorded Mr Arthurs having abandoned part of his claim in the following way: “At the beginning o...

4. Archived Compensation Guidelines for Wrongful Conviction and Imprisonment 19 Aug 2020 [pdf, 732 KB]

   ...capacity. Costs of challenging wrongful conviction and pursuing compensation application 37 Reasonable costs, as specified in paragraph 29(c) and (d), can include: a Legal costs; Arch ive d 7 b Costs of engaging other professionals such as private investigators, medical specialists, accountants, or actuaries. 38 Reasonable legal costs should be assessed with reference to the Crown Solicitor rates set by the Solicitor- General for work on criminal prosecutions on instructi...

5. TS v L Ltd [2023] NZDT 530 (10 October 2023) [pdf, 213 KB]

   ...PLEASE NOTE: A rehearing will not be granted just because you disagree with the decision. Grounds for Appeal There are very limited grounds for appealing a decision of the Tribunal. Specifically, the Referee conducted the proceedings (or a Tribunal investigator carried out an enquiry) in a way that was unfair and prejudiced the result of the proceedings. This means you consider there was a breach of natural justice, as a result of procedural unfairness that affected the result of the pro...

6. Wellington Standards Committee v Nalder [2015] NZLCDT 5 [pdf, 142 KB]

   ...arrears and current month’s payment by the 17 November 2013 or Stage 1 of Debt Collection will commence. This will involve informing the appropriate people in regards to the obtaining and leaking of confidential information pertaining to W’s private affairs from Simpson & Co law firm. (Signed complainant).” [26] This email was provided to the Law Society by Ms Nalder in her response to the complaint which was lodged on 27 November 2013. Ms Nalder, in her unchallenged evid...

7. [2013] NZEmpC 179 George v Auckland Council [pdf, 267 KB]

   ...sought her advice on how to proceed. She suggested that he record his recollection of events in writing, which he did in an email some two days later. In his email he expressed the view that Ms George had acted inappropriately and that further investigation was warranted. He said that “clearly it would be at the end of an investigation that decisions would be made. There are certainly some missing pieces of information at this point.” Ms Wiegandt-Goude agreed that there might...

8. Chief Coroners Annual Report 2018-2019 [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...and traumatic injuries. The impact on the community was, and continues to be, immense. The work of coroners includes responding to mass fatality events, but also includes the ongoing provision of a 24/7 service for reporting deaths and the investigations of such deaths. One of a coroner’s most important duties is to make recommendations or comments that may prevent similar deaths in the future. This report contains a summary of the provisional suicide statistics releas...

9. LCRO 181/2023 HC v QG and VO (28 February 2025) [pdf, 413 KB]

   LEGAL COMPLAINTS REVIEW OFFICER ĀPIHA AROTAKE AMUAMU Ā-TURE [2025] NZLCRO 026 Ref: LCRO 181/2023 CONCERNING an application for review pursuant to section 193 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 AND CONCERNING a decision of the [Area] Standards Committee [X] BETWEEN HC Applicant AND QG and VO Respondents The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed. DECISION Introduction [1] The ap

10. [2022 NZACC 59 – McPhail v ACC (12 April 2022) [pdf, 328 KB]

    ...should not have been denied to him in the first place. [21] Ms Johns submitted the case for the appellant proceeds on the wrong assumption that a finding in favour of the appellant is inevitable. [22] In Ms Johns’ submission, the Corporation investigated the claim having regard to the relevant provisions of the Act and it has acted fairly and reasonably, and then swiftly to settle the substantive appeal. [23] Ms Johns submitted: [i] Actual costs are unknown and there is no...