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1. OIA-124619.pdf [pdf, 9.8 MB]

   ...GOVERNMENT POLICY In Confidence 2 Impact 3. Alcohol causes harm to individuals, whānau, and communities with an estimated societal costs of $9.1 billion to New Zealand in 2023 (NZIER, 2024). 4. New Zealand Police invest considerable time and resources responding to alcohol-related incidents including homicides, drink driving, family violence, and ensuring the safety of intoxicated persons. 5. The interventions will reduce the number of victims of alcohol-related crime. Impacts will de...

2. [2010] NZEmpC 109 Rolling Thunder Motor Co Ltd v Kennedy [pdf, 34 KB]

   ...Grange case where, after noting the range of specific powers to make orders in relation to contracts conferred on the Authority by s162, the Court said: [65] ... Parliament has not equipped the Authority with any tort equivalent to the battery of resources accorded contract claims by s162. Had Parliament intended that it have general tort jurisdiction one could reasonably have expected that the power to deal with such matters as defamation, conversion

3. [2009] NZEmpC WC 9/09 Dickson v Unilever NZ Ltd [pdf, 31 KB]

   ...Unilever and a union delegate there. When she was given notice of the termination of her employment he had discussions with Unilever’s management about a monetary payment for Ms Dickson. An offer of a tax free payment was made by the human resources manager, Ms Tane, but was rejected. In any event Ms Tane later advised that such a payment would have reduced Ms Dickson’s entitlement to accident compensation and would not have been of any benefit to her. [10] Following the d...

4. Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination – concluding observations 15th-17th reports [pdf, 41 KB]

   ...with the Crown (arts. 2, 5 and 6). The Committee recommends that the State party consider granting the Waitangi Tribunal legally binding powers to adjudicate Treaty matters. The State party should also provide the Tribunal with increased financial resources. 19. The Committee notes the information provided by the State party on the follow-up given to its decision 1 (66) in relation to the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004. It remains concerned at the discrepancy between the assessment made...

5. [2013] NZEmpC 108 Milne v Air New Zealand Ltd [pdf, 156 KB]

   ...accept, based on the material filed by the plaintiff, that if an order for security for costs is made it will present additional difficulties for her in pursuing her claim against the defendant. I also accept that the defendant, with significant resources available to it, is in a position of some strength. However, the plaintiff’s interest in pursuing her claim must be balanced against other factors, including the defendant’s interest in not being drawn into unnecessarily comp...

6. [2014] NZEmpC 214 The Selwyn Foundation v Nayathodan [pdf, 83 KB]

   ...challenge to the Authority’s substantive determination. It says that it is required to lodge its challenge within 28 days after the Authority’s determination was issued, pursuant to s 179(2). [8] Further, the plaintiff says that the time and resources of both parties, their witnesses, and the Authority may be wasted if the Authority proceeds to hear the merits of the defendant’s grievance and determines these, in the event that the Authority’s preliminary determination was...

7. Fehling v NZ Post (Referral back to Human Rights Commission) [2013] NZHRRT 1 [pdf, 52 KB]

   ...to the Commission will not contribute constructively to resolving the complaint. [14] As to s 92(1)(b)(ii), proceedings before the Tribunal are plainly intended to be a last resort. Mediation is more efficient, informal and cost-effective. The resources of the Tribunal should not be drawn on unless it can be shown that attempts to resolve the complaint through mediation will be futile. It is to be remembered that the Tribunal sits as a panel of three. Care must be taken to avoid unne...

8. Role of education and training in reducing reoffending: a summary [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...be assessed, and b) a backlog of current offenders yet to be assessed. Evidence suggests that these offenders are less likely to engage with programmes over their sentence, and have a higher risk of reoffending. Therefore it is important to focus resources on collecting information on this population to identify their needs and motivate them to engage with rehabilitation activity. PROGRAMME SCHEDULING Prison presents a range of difficulties for provision of consistent and engaging ed...

9. Q v I LCRO 41 / 2009 (2 June 2009) [pdf, 22 KB]

   ...light of the fact that the debt was disputed (or at least that he ought not have done so without warning). [5] Lawyer I accepts that he acted for Complainat Q “from at least November 2005 to May 2006”. It appears that this was in respect of resource consent matters. It also appears he undertook a small amount of conveyancing work for the company. At the hearing he did not seek to minimise the extent of those retainers. He also observed that when Complainant Q objected to him...

10. Rameka v Hall - Opepe Farm Trust [2012] Māori Appellate Court MB 167 (2012 APPEAL 167) [pdf, 134 KB]

    ...Appellate Court MB 173 [14] It appears to us that the whole course of this litigation, including the appeal to this Court, is part of a wider canvas of issues the Trust has been grappling with involving iwi influence over trustees, and use of trust resources to benefit a wider pool than the beneficial owners. In our view these considerations undoubtedly influenced the appellants’ decision to appeal, and the manner in which the appeal was pursued. [15] The respondent was almo...