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1. [2022] NZACC 1 - Namana (6 January 2022) [pdf, 275 KB]

   ...December 2021 Held at: Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau Appearances: H Peart for the appellant F Becroft for the Accident Compensation Corporation Judgment: 6 January 2022 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE P R SPILLER [Claim for cover for a work-related gradual process injury - s 30 Accident Compensation Act 2001] Introduction [1] This is an appeal from the decision of a Reviewer dated 2 October 2019. The Reviewer dismissed, inter alia, an application for review of the decisi...

2. NZCVS Cycle 4 2020-21 Controlling behaviours and help-seeking data tables [xlsx, 512 KB]

   ...and as variance increases, sampling error increases. Although estimates based on a larger sampling size generally have less sampling error, this is not always the case. Sampling error is reported as margin of error (MoE) for percentage estimates and relative sampling error (RSE) for mean and count estimates. These terms are explained below. Margin of error (MoE) For percentage estimates, the margin of error (MoE) is reported. We are 95% confident that the true value lies within the range of...

3. Bupa Aged Care v Bithell & Accident Compensation Corporation [2024] NZACC 128 (25 July 2024) [pdf, 119 KB]

   ...appeal of Bupa Aged Care, lodged on 24 April 2024. The appeal is against the decision of a Reviewer dated 20 March 2024. The Reviewer dismissed an application for review of Howden Care’s decision of 30 August 2023, declining cover for a work related gradual process injury. The Reviewer dismissed the application for review for want of jurisdiction, because a deemed decision had arisen by operation of law and so there was no live issue as a subject of review. In effect, the revi...

4. [2024] NZEnvC 252 Beachlands South Limited Partnership v Auckland Council [pdf, 391 KB]

   ...was set down for hearing before the Court for four days in the week of 15 October 2024. 1 Beachlands South Limited Partnership v Auckland Council [2024] NZEnvC 35. 4 [4] The Court had read the evidence and it appeared that the case was a relatively narrow one about wording and would occupy no more than two days. Plan Change 88 [5] PC88 is a substantive plan change to make provision for the Beachlands South development that was granted at first instance. Three appeals we...

5. Young people & alcohol: some statistics on possible effects of lowering the drinking age [pdf, 279 KB]

   ...Zealanders 11 2.1 Drinking by those aged 14 – 15 years 11 2.2 Drinking by those aged 16 – 17 years 11 2.3 Drinking by those aged 18 – 19 years 12 2.4 Information from national surveys of drug use in New Zealand 1998 and 2001 12 3 Indicators of alcohol-related offending by minors 13 3.1 Minors drinking or possessing alcohol for consumption in a public place 13 3.2 Minors in restricted or supervised areas of licensed premises 15 3.3 Purchasing of liquor from licensed premises by minors 16...

6. Appendix One to Cabinet Paper Reforming the Privacy Act 1993 [pdf, 378 KB]

   ...Principle 2(1) provides that where an agency collects personal information, the agency shall collect the information directly from the individual concerned Provides internal consistency 13.1 Principles 3(4)(a) should be deleted. Principle 3 relates to collecting information from the subject. Principle 3 (4)(a) is an exception Minor and technical amendment where non-compliance is authorised by the individual. 14 Principle 4 should be amended to make it clear that it applies t...

7. [2021] NZEmpC 71 Bowen v Bank of New Zealand [pdf, 241 KB]

   ...THE EMPLOYMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA TĀMAKI MAKAURAU [2021] NZEmpC 71 EMPC 261/2020 IN THE MATTER OF an application for special leave to remove proceedings from the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN MELISSA BOWEN Applicant AND BANK OF NEW ZEALAND Respondent Hearing: 24 February 2021 (Heard at Auckland) Appearances: M W O’Brien, counsel for applicant R M Rend...

8. [2023] NZEmpC 164 F & B Remuera Ltd v A Labour Inspector [pdf, 269 KB]

   ...October 2023] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA TĀMAKI MAKAURAU [2023] NZEmpC 164 EMPC 47/2023 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER OF an application to strike out proceedings AND IN THE MATTER OF an application for security for costs and stay of proceedings AND IN THE MATTER OF an application for sta...

9. [2022] NZEnvC 084 Upper Clutha Environmental Society Incorporated v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 570 KB]

   ..._______________________________________________________________ REASONS Part A Introduction [1] In the staged review of the Queenstown Lakes District Plan (‘Plan’), this decision is on appeal points in Topic 18, Stage 1. This Part A sets out our substantive reasons. Part B sets out our related drafting. [2] Topic 18 concerns the Rural Zone provisions in Ch 21 of the proposed Plan (‘PDP’). In the design of the PDP, Ch 21 has an important relationship to Ch 3 (as to ...

10. [2017] NZEmpC 146 Yu v Zespri International Ltd [pdf, 767 KB]

    ...he served a sentence of four years. [12] On 30 July 2014, while Mr Yu was in prison, Zespri terminated his employment agreement on the legal ground of frustration of contract; this was on the basis he could no longer carry out his employment-related duties whilst he was in prison. [13] Mr Yu claims that he was dismissed unjustifiably. In particular, Mr Yu says that Zespri cannot rely on the doctrine of frustration of contract to terminate his employment agreement since it cau...