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1. 2019 Directory of Official Information J-L [pdf, 490 KB]

   ...Counsel Office. 7 Administered jointly with the Ministry of Health. 6 • Parole Act 20028 • Perpetuities Act 1964 • Political Disabilities Removal Act 1960 • Prisoners’ and Victims’ Claims Act 2005 • Privacy Act 1993 • Private International Law (Choice of Law in Tort) Act 2017 • Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 20109 • Prohibition of Gang Insignia in Government Premises Act 2013 • Property (Relationships) Act 1976 • P...

2. LCRO 097/2023 RQ and EP v OM (14 February 2024) [pdf, 288 KB]

   ...Review Officers is not appropriately equated with a general appeal. The obligations and powers of the Review Officer as described in the Act create a very particular statutory process. The Review Officer has broad powers to conduct his or her own investigations including the power to exercise for that purpose all the powers of a Standards Committee or an investigator and seek and receive evidence. These powers extend to “any review” … … the power of review is much broader t...

3. Director of Proceedings v Health New Zealand [2025] NZHRRT 1 [pdf, 495 KB]

   ...4 and Director of Proceedings v Brooks (Application for Final Non-Publication Orders) [2019] NZHRRT 33 3 [7] Mr A, the aggrieved person, was the consumer of health services in this matter. The case involves sensitive details about Mr A’s private health information, including his mental health and the circumstances regarding his death. [8] Mr A is deceased and, as such, it is not possible to seek his opinion on the suppression of his name and identifying details. We note that a...

4. Legal Services Agency closure & annual report 2011 [pdf, 976 KB]

   ...concerns, of which 77 were substantiated and a further 40 are currently being worked on. The Agency initiated cancellation procedures in the more serious instances, which sometimes resulted in lawyers deciding voluntarily to withdraw from the list. Investigations of other substantiated complaints were still underway at year end. Discussions with the New Zealand Law Society, the judiciary, senior practitioners and courts staff led us to agree with Dame Margaret on the need for appropriate gu...

5. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 WML evidence chief Darryl Smith [pdf, 99 KB]

   ...They are very conscious of not disturbing people around them, and do not want to be disturbed by others nearby. 19. In eight years at Whitianga Marina I have only had one complaint of noise. This was at 10pm one evening, and when I arrived to investigate they were packing up to go to bed and were extremely embarrassed they had caused any disruption. I have never had a noise complaint from the nearby residential properties, which I judge are closer to our marina piers than any h...

6. [2014] NZEmpC 195 Davis v Commissioner of Police [pdf, 65 KB]

   ...Mr Davis representing himself initially, and also because of the way that he pleaded his claims at that time. [3] The Commissioner of Police now claims costs against Mr Davis. The Commissioner did not seek costs in respect of the Authority’s investigation, in which he was successful in defending Mr Davis’s claims. [4] Mr Child, counsel for the Commissioner, in his submissions on costs, summarises the attendances required as follows: a) case management of the files over a...

7. 2017 NZSSAA 030 (27 June 2017) [pdf, 98 KB]

   ...person for income-related purposes; ... [11] The definition of income in the Act is different from the definition of income used by IRD. The Ministry definition of income includes use of assets such as a vehicle and claims for reimbursement of private expenses, as well as net profit. Deductions are not allowed by the Ministry for depreciation, entertainment, home office or vehicle use. [12] S 12(1A) states: The chief executive or any officer of the department acting with the a...

8. DD TU v BM [2021] NZDT 1607 (10 August 2021) [pdf, 198 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 pr...

9. KM & LM v BN [2023] NZDT 181 (12 July 2023) [pdf, 122 KB]

   ...Court [2023] NZDT 181 APPLICANT KM APPLICANT LM RESPONDENT BN The Tribunal orders: 1. The claim is dismissed. 2. The counter-claim is dismissed. Reasons Background 1. The parties own properties on [Road], a private road on a semi-rural subdivision in [Town]. 2. Five properties in the subdivision have a right of way over [Road]. 3. In July 2023, E Ltd carried work on the road. LM and KM submit that the work was necessary because the road w...

10. ET v BD Ltd [2022] NZDT 234 (8 December 2022) [pdf, 105 KB]

    ...not in this situation where a third party is accepting liability and is insured, NI for BD says that this is just the way the policy they have with their insurer, WF, works. He noted that as a commercial vehicle policy it operates differently from a private vehicle policy where an excess would be recoverable in these circumstances. It is unclear why a knock-for-knock agreement would work in this way, and why the ‘value’ exchanged under the knock-for-knock agreement would not be the ful...