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1. Samuela v Accident Compensation Corporation (Prelimary jurisdiction issue) [2023] NZACC 162 [pdf, 262 KB]

   ...right this Court considers the issue. There is currently no policy in the Corporation to resolve the inconsistencies and no Court has determined this issue before. This issue may or may not be resolved by the Corporation internally. In terms of resourcing concerns, it is better to resolve this issue now. [53] In my opinion, it is highly likely this issue will require determination again. I recognise the case law has referenced the test as including a “large number of cases”...

2. [2024] NZEnvC 112 Fraser Auret Racing v Rangitīkei District Council [pdf, 644 KB]

   FRASER AURET RACING v RANGITĪKEI DISTRICT COUNCIL IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT WELLINGTON I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA Decision No. [2024] NZEnvC 112 IN THE MATTER of an appeal under cl 14 of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN FRASER AURET RACING (ENV-2020-WLG-037) Appellant AND RANGITĪKEI DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge B P Dwyer Environment Commissioner D J Bunting Hearing: On the papers Last...

3. OIA-112469.pdf [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...Services Commissioner Justice Centre I 19 Aitken Street I DX SX10125 I Wellington T 04 918 8800 I F 04 918 8820 lsc@justice.govt.nz 24 June 2024 Our ref: OIA 112469 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Legal aid resources Thank you for your email of 24 May 2024, requesting under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) information relating to legal aid guidelines and policies. Specifically, you requested: a. Any current guidelines, policies, ru...

4. [2024] NZSSAA 05 (23 April 2024) [pdf, 187 KB]

   ...hardship: 4 New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, s 4. 6 (c) to ensure that the financial support referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) is provided to people taking into account– (i) that, where appropriate, they should use the resources available to them before seeking financial support under this act; and (ii) any financial support that they are eligible for or already receive, otherwise than under this Act, from publicly fund sources: … 31. Section 4 provid...

5. OIA-120886.pdf [pdf, 951 KB]

   ...https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2024/0205/latest/LMS991784.html https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2024/0205/latest/LMS991784.html https://www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/search?f%5B0%5D=publication_category%3A2697&f%5B1%5D=resource_type%3A2595 https://www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/search?f%5B0%5D=publication_category%3A2697&f%5B1%5D=resource_type%3A2595 Page 5 of 16 and Oranga Tamariki Act matters, including court-appointed supervised contac...

6. Family Violence Risk Assessment and Management Framework [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...approach and 6 focus areas that cover professional practice. It can be refined as necessary in collaboration with the family violence sector as the new system develops. Phase 2 The second phase involves developing practice guides, associated tools, resources and training material in collaboration with the family violence sector. In this phase, the Framework will be tested with early adopters in the sector. Phase 3 The third phase is when the Framework will be rolled out nationwide. Al...

7. Youth Court - Signed, sealed – (but not yet fully) delivered [pdf, 817 KB]

   ...Māori, has not delivered as was envisaged. This is partly because some provisions in the Act that were designed specifically for the benefit of Māori (such as cultural reports, lay/cultural advocates for families, and the development of tribal resources to deal with young Māori) have been poorly utilised. Also, the over representation of young Māori in the youth justice system takes place in a much wider context of Māori disadvantage in most other socio-economic spheres. These...

8. [2007] NZEmpC WC 14A/07 CE of the Department of Corrections v Tawhiwhirangi [pdf, 170 KB]

   ...law I accept Miss Buckett’s submission that, in assessing generally whether the actions of an employer were fair and reasonable, relevant factors are the size of the workplace and the number of employees employed, the nature and quality of the resources available to the employer including access to specialist human resources advice, and any other statutory or public interest obligations on the employer. [12] In this case the following specific factors are relevant to the assessm...

9. [2012] NZEmpC 207 Hutton and Others v Provencocadamus Ltd (in receivership) [pdf, 252 KB]

   ...engaged jointly by Provenco and Cadmus to act as integration manager, to assist the companies through the merger process. She was not involved with the Vantex side of the business. Ms Balchin is highly experienced in matters relating to human resources management and organisational change, having provided advice to a number of large organisations in relation to such issues over many years. Amongst other things, Ms Balchin was responsible for facilitating the process to redesign t...

10. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 AC evidence chief Stephen Brown [pdf, 8.9 MB]

    31548730:629148 BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 ("Act") AND IN THE MATTER of a Notice of Motion under section 87G of the Act requesting the granting of resource consents to Waiheke Marinas Limited to establish a marina at Matiatia Bay, Waiheke Island, in the Hauraki Gulf (ENV-2013-AKL-000174) STATEMENT OF EVIDENCE OF STEPHEN KENNETH BROWN (VISUAL / LANDSCAPE EFFECTS) ON BEHAL...