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1. Youngman v Waikato District Health Board (Strike-Out Application) [2017] NZHRRT 43 [pdf, 171 KB]

   ...relates to personal information held by a public sector agency, are legal rights, and are enforceable accordingly in a court of law. [19] There is an issue as to whether the statutory right provided under s 11(1) of the Privacy Act can be defeated by a private settlement. In our view, the question as to whether Mr Youngman has waived a legally enforceable statutory right, is a question for determination in the context of a substantive hearing when all the facts are known. [20] Further,...

2. FD v WJ Ltd & LD Ltd [2015] NZDT 1465 (10 December 2015) [pdf, 147 KB]

   ...PLEASE NOTE: A rehearing will not be granted just because you disagree with the decision. Ground for Appeal There is only one ground for appealing a decision of the Tribunal. This is that 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. A Notice of Appeal may be obtained from the Disputes Tribunal website. The Notice must be filed at the District Court of which the Tri...

3. DI v Trustee X [2022] NZDT 114 (8 August 2022) [pdf, 125 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...

4. DN v DD Ltd [2022] NZDT 61 (28 June 2022) [pdf, 218 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...

5. IQ Ltd & Ors v ND Ltd [2023] NZDT 638 (11 October 2023) [pdf, 101 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...

6. LT v NC [2024] NZDT 25 (22 February 2024) [pdf, 151 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...

7. EC v SX & HN [2023] NZDT 320 (3 August 2023) [pdf, 183 KB]

   ...allows a landowner or occupier who finds goods unlawfully on the land and doing damage to seize and withhold (distrain) the goods from the owner until compensation is paid for the damage. This remedy has been used to justify towing of vehicles left on private land after permission to be there has expired. However, it does not extend to a right to sell the goods. SX could probably have had the vehicles towed away, but did not have any right to sell them, so he does not have a defence to an...

8. ND v LB Ltd [2023] NZDT 458 (15 August 2023) [pdf, 188 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. TU v TG Ltd & SC [2024] NZDT 481 (19 June 2024) [pdf, 103 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...

10. CT & BT v Q Ltd [2025] NZDT 110 (3 April 2025) [pdf, 190 KB]

    ...you do file an appeal at the same time, the rehearing application will be heard first. 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 proc...