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1. Coleman v Auckland Council [2012] NZWHT Auckland 41 [pdf, 113 KB]

   ...filed when an application for an assessor’s report is made under s32(1). The date on which Ms Bamford authorised invasive testing was effectively that date as, until Ms Bamford took this step, the assessor was not authorised to carry out the investigation. Time therefore stopped running in respect of Ms Bamford’s claim on 7 April 2009 and any claim based on acts or omissions that occurred before 7 April 1999 is time barred. Was the Council negligent in issuing the CC...

2. [2016] NZSSAA 028 (20 April 2016) [pdf, 78 KB]

   ...She immigrated to New Zealand in 1996. She has remained in New Zealand since that time. 2 [3] The appellant made application for New Zealand Superannuation (NZS) on 13 October 2014 when she turned 65 years of age. [4] In the course of investigating the appellant’s application for NZS it became apparent that the appellant was receiving a pension payment from the Croatian Pension Insurance Institute (Hrvatski Zavod za Mirovinsko Osiguranje). A decision was made that the pa...

3. Trustees of Tauranga Taupo 1B2B2 - Kiko Road (2003) 271 Rotorua MB 155 (271 ROT 155) [pdf, 654 KB]

   ...contain a preamble which reads: "AND WHEREAS by divers operations of law the said Tauranga - Taupo 1 B affected by the said roadway order is now Crown land." It has been suggested that the Judge involved had conducted some sort of investigation and reached a conclusion in this regard. I doubt that, for such matter was not relevant to those proceedings. The short point is that the preamble is not an operative part of the order. The order does not have the effect of changi...

4. Family Court Rewrite Submission - ADL [pdf, 253 KB]

   ...child development expertise to work together with the lawyer for the child would be very helpful. It is our experience, as has been noted in relation to psychologists, that advocates with such specialisation are rare. Costs The Independent Panel investigated costs associated with FDR, cost contribution orders, and application fees. Question 39. Do you agree with the Panel’s proposal that cost contribution orders are modified? Any costs based on a service user’s behaviour...

5. COES – EiC – P Murray (5 Feb 2021) [pdf, 530 KB]

   ...pastoral high country, having been involved with Crown pastoral lease administration and tenure review. I was a registered public valuer since 1983 specialising in rural valuation, particularly rental valuations. More recently I have worked as a private consultant writing and project managing the wilding pine strategy for the Central Otago Wilding Conifer Control Group (COWCCG) which is a community group concerned at the threat wilding pines pose to important community values such a...

6. [2022] NZEmpC 114 STL Linehaul Ltd v Waters [pdf, 204 KB]

   ...$9,000 as a contribution to his representation costs, along with $71.56 for the 1 Waters v STL Linehaul Ltd [2021] NZERA 304 (Member Craig). Authority’s filing fee.2 The $9,000 represented a $2,000 uplift on standard costs for an investigation of the length here. [3] STL filed challenges to both the substantive and the costs determinations. In closing submissions before the Court, however, STL conceded that there were flaws in the process leading up to Mr Waters’...

7. [2024] NZEmpC 139 Singh v Singh [pdf, 234 KB]

   ...other employees who live in the property. Through those conversations they discovered, they say, that the property is for sale. It seems those other tenants/employees were required to leave the property so that it might be inspected by possible private purchasers. The evidence, such as it is, was that the property is not listed for sale with a real estate agent but that is being inspected by potential buyers. Apparently, they have also been instructed to live elsewhere from 11 A...

8. [2025] NZIACDT 22 – ZZ v Wen (25 March 2025) [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...She confirms not receiving her fee of $1,000 and nor did she receive any part of the fee paid to the agent. She will comply with any training direction, but it would be a considerable hardship. A record of the professional development courses and private study undertaken by Ms Wen in the last two years has been produced. JURISDICTION [20] The Tribunal’s jurisdiction to impose sanctions is set out in the Act. Having heard a complaint, the Tribunal may take the following actions:...

9. Statutes-Amendment-Bill_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...Coroners Act 2006 Ministzy of Justice Minister for Comts Hon Nicole McKee 10. Credit Contracts and Ministzy of Business, Innovation and Minister of Commerce and Consumer Finance Act Em2loyment Consumer Affairs 2003 Hon Andrew Bayly 11. Criminal Investigations Ministzy of Justice Minister of Justice (Bodily Samples) Act Hon Paul Goldsmith 1995 12. Criminal Records Ministzy of Justice Minister of Justice (Clean Slate) Act 2004 Hon Paul Goldsmith 13. Crown Entities Act Public Servic...

10. Wellington Standards Committee 1 v Mason [2025] NZLCDT 19 (2 April 2025) [pdf, 143 KB]

    ...somewhat controversial appointment of this practitioner to her position, and she has herself spoken with the media to put her side of the story. [33] The liability decision has been available to the public since October last year. In our view, the private interests advanced did not outweigh the public interest in an open process. Indeed, we were concerned that should the present process not be fully transparent, that may even be counterproductive for Ms Mason in her current role....