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1. Evaluation of Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court pilot [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...1 1 Table 1: Sample achieved for stakeholders and providers Stakeholder/provider type Number Individual interviews Case managers 3 Community Advisory Group individual interview 1 Community Alcohol and Drug Services 2 Community Probation 2 Court staff (including the AODT Court co-ordinator) 3 Defence counsel 4 International expert 1 Judge 2 Police prosecutor 2 Peer support 1 Testing providers 4 Treatment providers 4 Victim Advisor 1 Group discussions Nu...

2. Research on the effectiveness of police practice in reducing residential burglary part 5: case study of Rotorua Local Police Area [pdf, 454 KB]

   ...Wellington and Canterbury • the victims and offenders who talked about their experiences in interviews, and the householders who gave their time by participating in the surveys • the staff of Victim Support, the Public Prisons Service and the Community Probation Service who assisted with recruiting victims and offenders for interviews • the people in community organisations and other justice sector agencies who participated in interviews • those who have advised us along the way, in...

3. [2008] NZEmpC CC 4A/08 Sefo v Sealord Shellfish Ltd [pdf, 86 KB]

   ...without inquiry of the affected employee will need to be justified as that term is defined now in s103A of the Act. [34] The severity of suspension from employment was recognised by the Court of Appeal almost 25 years ago in a case involving a probation officer, Birss v Secretary for Justice [1984] 1 NZLR 513. In Birss Richardson J wrote at p521: Suspension is a drastic measure which if more than momentary must have a devastating effect on the officer concerned. The prejudice occa...

4. Sanders v King - Part Parish of Whangape Lot 15B Block and Parish of Whangape Lot 15C (Urupa) (2014) 81 Waikato Maniapoto MB 109 (81 WMN 109) [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...Lot 1 DP 95348 and Lot 2 DP 95348 (2013) 63 Waikato Maniapoto MB 286-309 (63 WMN 286-309). 2 The relevant Computer Freehold Register is Identifier 387679. 3 The relevant Computer Freehold Register is Identifier 350287. 4 A20140001513. 5 Probate for Rachel Zister’s Will was granted in the High Court at Auckland on 11 August 1997. Janice Sanders and Maurice Wilson were appointed as the executors of her estate. Mr Wilson resigned from his position as an executor in 2007 and di...

5. Youth Court - 10 suggested characteristics of a good youth justice system [pdf, 188 KB]

   ...usually ineffective in reducing offending but when combined with parental rules, affection and positive attention by parents, a curfew can be a useful intervention. Restitution is another intervention that must be combined with other services such as probation, supervision, rehabilitation, family/parent counselling and academic enhancement in order to have a positive impact. Programmes that build fitness or increase self-esteem are useful but are unlikely to have any impact on recidi...

6. Justice of the Peace best practice manual [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...Servants and Employees of Local Authorities Those public servants and employees of authorities whose duties include law enforcement responsibilities, for example police officers, are not appointed. Public servants employed in courts or prisons, or as probation officers or social workers with government agencies are not appointed. Similarly it is not the practice to appoint former members of law enforcement agencies if only a short period has elapsed since they left that employment. Whe...

7. [2020] NZEmpC 46 JCE v The Department of Corrections [pdf, 321 KB]

   ...gainful employment the award for non-economic loss would have been higher.14 [50] In Gilbert, the Court awarded $75,000 for humiliation, anxiety and distress and that was not disturbed in the subsequent appeal. In that case the employee had been a probation officer exposed to unnecessary and avoidable workplace stress over many years, arising from work overload, management failure and office and resource deficiencies.15 He had suffered a severe impact on his health as a result of...

8. [2019] NZEnvC 184 Ngati Whatua Orakei Whai Maia Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 25 MB]

   ...those matters. [50] He submitted that cultural effects could be tangible or intangible and that the RMA does not preference physical over spiritual effects; matters will depend on the factual context. He conceded that evidence of beliefs must be probative and capable of being tested. A recent example, not binding on us but persuasive, is the decision of the Environment Court in Ngai Hapa Incorporated v Bay of Plenty Regional Counci/13 , which in the context of making findings about...

9. [2022] NZREADT 15 – Complaints Assessment Committee 2108 v Rankin Tremain Real Estate Wairarapa Ltd (10 August 2022) [pdf, 224 KB]

   ...George Street property, which was to be delivered to the vendor by Mr Slater. 3. Mr Slater was to explain the agency’s complaints process to the vendor. 4. An accountability worksheet was to be prepared for Mr Rankin, including a six-month probation period where all appraisals, agency agreements and sale and purchase agreements would be checked. 5. Weekly catch ups were to be arranged for Mr Rankin with Victoria Koszegi, a licensee. 6 6. Mr Slater was to be in co...

10. [2023] NZEnvC 100 Director-General of Conservation v Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency [pdf, 336 KB]

    ...with or mana whenua over Mangapepeke valley.29 27 First Interim Decision at [467], see also [339]. 28 First Interim Decision at [49]. 29 First Interim Decision at [320]. [38] [39] [40] (a) 14 [There was] insufficient (if any) probative evidence to support the nature of the ancestral connection ... claimed on Mrs Pascoe’s behalf…30 We have found there is no reliable evidence before us that the Poutama collective is in fact an iwi or an iwi authority exercisin...