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1. [2022] NZEmpC 21 Baillie v The Chief Executive of Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children [pdf, 222 KB]

   ...which provides a considerable safeguard in relation to his conduct, should he be reinstated pending determination of his claim. [31] Mr Baillie points to his loss of confidence from being excluded from the workplace, that Oranga Tamariki has the resources available to support Mr Baillie’s reinstatement, Mr Baillie’s willingness to move forward, and the difficulty for Mr Baillie in obtaining new employment. Mr Baillie also points to the lack of any agreement from Oranga Tamari...

2. 20231124-AG-BIM_Redacted_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 479 KB]

   ...Orders noted the then Attorney-General’s intention to consider whether there is a role for additional guidance in this area. We will advise you on these matters in due course. Any increase in post-introduction assessment of Bills would have resource implications that would need to be worked through. Declarations of inconsistency A declaration of inconsistency is a formal statement by a court or tribunal that an Act is inconsistent with a plaintiff’s fundamental human rights pro...

3. Lawyers-and-Conveyancers-Act-Lawyers_Kings-Counsel-Amendment-Regulations-2024.pdf [pdf, 521 KB]

   ...applicants to benefit from the surplus by being able to pay a reduced fee; 10.3 avoid a large increase in the fee to bring it back to cost recovery level once the surplus has been run down; and 10.4 avoid the need to expend policy and Cabinet resources on a further change to the fee within the next five years. 11 The timing for each round of King’s Counsel appointments is at the discretion of the Attorney-General. Applications are usually invited annually, in the first quarter of...

4. [2024] NZEmpC 139 Singh v Singh [pdf, 234 KB]

   ...grievance succeeds. [28] It is axiomatic that Miripiri is a separate and distinct legal personality from its director and sole shareholder.8 A leading decision on piercing the corporate veil is from the United Kingdom Supreme Court: Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd, which has been applied in New Zealand.9 In that case, Lord Sumption analysed decisions in the United Kingdom on this subject before stating propositions with which the other 6 Presumably Gilford Motor Co Ltd v Horne [...

5. Murphy v ACC (Leave to appeal to the High Court) [2024] NZACC 71 [pdf, 210 KB]

   ...construed or interpreted and applied to the facts is a question of law … . [25] Even if the qualifying criteria are made out, the Court has an extensive discretion in the grant or refusal of leave so as to ensure proper use of scarce judicial resources. Leave is not to be granted as a matter of course. One factor in the grant of leave is the wider importance of any contended point of law … . [15] In Gilmore,5 Dunningham J stated: [55] I accept that, for the purposes of leave,...

6. Henderson v Accident Compensation Corporation (Leave to appeal to the High Court) [2023] NZACC 89 [pdf, 271 KB]

   ...(CA); Edwards & Bairstow [1995] 3 All ER 48, 57 (sic) [1955] 3 All ER 48 [25] Even if the qualifying criteria are made out, the Court has an extensive discretion in the grant or refusal of leave so as to ensure proper use of scarce judicial resources. Leave is not to be granted as a matter of course. One factor in the grant of leave is the wider importance of any contended point of law e.g., Jackson and Kenyon above. [30] The Courts have been careful to ensure that scarce jud...

7. D1WJ3B_Nonfatal-strangulation-and-suffocation-in-NZ_factsheet_v1.0.pdf [pdf, 269 KB]

   ...People with Disability. Statistical Report no. 32, Australian Institute of Criminology. doi:10.52922/sr78092. Family Violence Death Review Committee. 2014. “Fourth Annual Report: January 2013 to December 2013.” https://www.hqsc.govt.nz/resources/resource- library/family-violence-death-review-committee-fourth- annual-report/. Fanslow, J L, Z Malihi, H Ladan, P Gulliver, and T McIntosh. 2022. “Prevalence of interpersonal violence against women and men in New Zealand: resul...

8. Review of legislation including reference to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi

   ...reviewed in a separate parallel process 3 Crown Research Institutes Act 1992 Government intends to repeal and replace in this term 4 Public Finance Act 1989  Related to Treaty settlements or specific Crown-Māori agreements 5 Resource Management Act 1991 Government intends to repeal and replace in this term 6 Royal Society of New Zealand Act 1997 Private Act – not related to public policy 7 State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986  Related to Treaty s...

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9. OIA-123428.pdf [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...sections 9(2)(a), 9(2)(g)(i) and 9(2)(h) of the Act 3 16/04/2025 Briefing Progression of Sexual Violence (Strengthening Legal Protections) Bill Some information withheld under sections 9(2)(a) and 9(2)(h) of the Act https://www.parliament.nz/resource/en-NZ/54SCJUST_ADV_95a2a9e1-227b-464d-cce7-08db991d9060_JUST62630/ce251ff253159dce1a89983e2a4f46264b29447b https://www.parliament.nz/resource/en-NZ/54SCJUST_ADV_95a2a9e1-227b-464d-cce7-08db991d9060_JUST62630/ce251ff253159dce1a89983e2a...

10. Gollins v CAC 20002 [2014] NZREADT 52 [pdf, 69 KB]

    ...agreement with Mr Bradford and confirming that Foodstuffs would pay the licensee’s agency fees, but did not state how much. [14] On 4 September 2012, almost two years later, that sale and purchase agreement became unconditional upon receiving resource consent. [15] On 7 September 2012, the licensee emailed Mr Lash a draft invoice for the Colliers commission fee. On 9 September 2012, Mr Lash replied that all was in order and that the invoice should be submitted for final payment. [...