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1. QX v XN Ltd [2024] NZDT 110 (16 April 2024) [pdf, 207 KB]

   ...manufacturer includes, where goods are manufactured outside of New Zealand, a person that imports or distributes the goods. I am satisfied that XN Ltd is a manufacturer of [make of motorhomes] for the purposes of the CGA. 5. QX bought his motorhome in a private sale, from the person who bought it new from XN Ltd. The CGA provides in section 27 that claims may be made against a manufacturer by a person other than the original purchaser. This means QX is able to make a claim under the C...

2. EC & KC v CT & ZR [2022] NZDT 190 (17 October 2022) [pdf, 199 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...

3. BF v SF [2025] NZDT 177 (21 May 2025) [pdf, 192 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...

4. [2018] NZEnvC 164 Bernie v Auckland Council [pdf, 6.5 MB]

   ...own), that constitutes the Wainamu precinct (1614 in the Unitary Plan). [8] However, in the application itself, it is stated that there is no issue with the actual filming . It is unclear whether the application relates to traffic movements on private land 1 [2011] NZEnvC 217 5 and public roads, or just one or the other. The map attached to the application indicates a length of public road (being Swanson Road, Scenic Drive, Waitakere Road, Bethells Road to Bethells Beach). Alm...

5. BORA Education Pastoral Care Amendment Bill Vet [pdf, 148 KB]

   ...where a provider otherwise refuses to allow reasonable access). It is likely that information relevant to a complaint or possible breach of a code will be located at student accommodation; c. express statutory protections exist to ensure that highly private and sensitive areas of student accommodation (namely, students’ rooms) can only be entered and searched where the code administrator believes on reasonable grounds that this is necessary for a purpose of monitoring or investigating...

6. CAC10027 v Brankin [2013] NZREADT 32 [pdf, 121 KB]

   ...him (the defendant) and clients. (d) That the defendant restricted the complainant’s hours in the office and instructed her she was not allowed more than ten listings at any one time. (e) That the defendant accessed the complainant’s private emails. (f) That the defendant disclosed to a friend of his private and confidential details with respect to a client for whom he was acting.” [2] “Misconduct” is defined under s.73 of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 as fol...

7. Government Response to Law Commission report on the Review of the Privacy Act 1993 [pdf, 84 KB]

   ...Justice to analyse the implications of these recommendations and to report back to the Government in September 2012. Recommendations that need further analysis before a Government view is possible There are 55 recommendations11 that require further investigation before the Government is able to form a view. Most of these recommendations are to make significant changes to the Act; will have regulatory implications that are more than minor; and will have flow on effects that need to be...

8. New Zealand Law Society v Faleauto [2009] NZLCDT 19 [pdf, 180 KB]

   ...particular charges are: 2 1.1 Without lawful justification or excuse, he refused or failed to comply with the lawful requirement of the Auckland District Law Society or Complaints Committee No. 2 to provide specified documents, relating to the investigation of a complaint against him by Mr G S, for inspection under s.101(3)(d) Law Practitioners Act 1982. (“the S Charge”); 1.2 Between July 2005 and July 2007, in breach of Rule 11.03 of the Rules of Professional Conduct...

9. UC v YW LCRO 165/2013 (30 November 2016) [pdf, 261 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 tha...

10. 2019-10-01-MfE-Professor-Skeltons-Report.pdf [pdf, 1.9 MB]

    Investigation of Freshwater Management and Allocation Functions at Otago Regional Council Report to the Minister for the Environment by Professor Peter Skelton CNZM; D.Nat.Res (Hon); LLB; FEIANZ 1 October 2019 ii Acknowledgements Peter Skelton wishes to acknowledge the considerable assistance he has received from Ministry for the Environment officials Robert McClean, Carly O’Connor and Rowan Taylor in both the investigation work a...