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1. Te Manutukutuku Issue 19 [pdf, 858 KB]

   ...benefits, however, and Dr Belgrave noticed a very high level of profesSionalism among lawyers, researchers and claimants. The market for legal services for Native American issues is large enough to employ several fulltime practices; funded by fees, private subscription and the federal Government. Researchers can bring many years of experience into' the court and Indian oral history is finally finding a place in court procedure. However, it is clear, says Dr Belgrave, that the Wa...

2. BX v FN Ltd [2018] NZDT 1505 (11 July 2018) [pdf, 208 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. Freedom Camping (Infringement Offences and Other Matters) Amendment Bill [pdf, 2 MB]

   ...justify a warrantless search of an individual's vehicle to ascertain information in the regulatory context. In reaching this conclusion, J have taken into account the intrusiveness of the warrantless search and the fact that it relates to the investigation of low-level infringement offending. 18. For the reasons set out above, I consider that new s 36A constitutes an unreasonable search under s 21 of the Bill of Rights Act. Section 25(c) - Right to be presumed innocent until proven...

4. Introduction to the Weathertight Homes Tribunal [pdf, 549 KB]

   ...available to attend the hearing. The hearing will be held in the city closest to the leaky home unless parties agree on an alternative venue. In some circumstances, with prior approval, witnesses can attend by phone or video link. The hearing is an investigative process – an inquiry on the part of the Tribunal member. All parties will be given an opportunity to question witnesses; however, the Tribunal member will stop questions that are unnecessary or waste time. Decision The a...

5. KT & LT v X Ltd [2025] NZDT 266 (8 July 2025) [pdf, 196 KB]

   ...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 procee...

6. Evaluation of Wellington District Court criminal list pilot [pdf, 122 KB]

   Evaluation of the Criminal List Pilot – Wellington District Court Helena Barwick Alison Gray Garth Baker Tau Huirama April 2005 2 DISCLAIMER This research was commissioned by the Ministry of Justice. The report has been prepared by the authors and the views expressed in it are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Ministry of Justice. First published in April 2005 by the Ministry of Justice PO Box 180 Wellington New Zealand ISBN 0-478-29000-4

7. Firmin v ACC [2013] NZACA 15 [pdf, 87 KB]

   ...assessing Mr Lewis’ “earnings as an employee”, ACC was correct to have regard purely to the income he returned for tax purposes, or whether in addition, ACC should include the value of a car supplied by his employer. The car was used by him privately as well as for business purposes and there was no apportionment. ACC contended first, that it was impossible to value the use of the car, and secondly, which is the aspect of primary relevance here, that it was an established principl...

8. [2021] NZREADT 18 - Brady (28 April 2021) [pdf, 338 KB]

   ...whether two licensees’ involvement in the sale of a property owned by them (with a third person) as trustees of a family trust was within the definition of “real estate agency work”. The licensees claimed that it was not, as the sale was a private sale and no commission was payable. [44] His Honour accepted a submission on behalf of the Real Estate Agents Authority that even if the sale were a private sale, it was still one that was carried out “in trade”. He observed...

9. LCRO 28/2024 EB v FI (30 May 2024) [pdf, 190 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 th...

10. [2024] NZREADT 24 – OG Trust v REAA (29 July 2024) [pdf, 180 KB]

    ...Furthermore, the trustees have misunderstood cl 5.1.3 of the agency agreement. They could have sold the property themselves or listed it with another agency after about 5 November 2022 without paying commission to the agency (unless in the case of a private sale, the agency introduced the buyer). Deposit [55] The trustees state that the licensee did not seek a sufficient deposit. He obtained from the purchaser $8,500, being 10 per cent of the sale price of $85,000, but omitted t...