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1. Inaia Tonu Nei - Hui Maori - English version WORD [docx, 69 KB]

   ...education, to understand the effect they have on the development of tamariki, to ensure they do not enter the justice pipeline. These sectors must work together and partner with Justice to reform the justice system. · Rangatahi courts need to be better resourced and their use expanded throughout Aotearoa. · Oranga Tamariki is continuing to fail Māori. Recognition of this ongoing failure and leadership in this space must be central to any justice system reform. · Oranga Tamariki curren...

2. [2018] NZEmpC 132 Nicholson v Ford [pdf, 308 KB]

   ...imposing a penalty against the ‘last man standing’ (namely in circumstances where the company has gone into liquidation) would open the floodgates as Mr Hayes contends. He submitted that such a finding would expose lawyers, accountants, human resources officers, chief executives, and a raft of other people who had had some minor input into a flawed restructuring process, to a potential penalty. [12] The relevant legislative provision places constraints around the exercise of...

3. Auckland Standards Committee 2 v Burcher [2018] NZLCDT 37 [pdf, 276 KB]

   ...on Mr Burcher’s part. [83] That leaves a straightforward breach finding in respect of Rule 11.1. Although this is a serious matter, as conceded by Mr Burcher, we note that he apologised promptly for it and against that has committed enormous resources both in time and personal funds to the salvage of this project on behalf of the firm and the nominee company and out of loyalty to his clients. We do consider that the context can be taken into account in assessing level of culpabi...

4. NZCVS 2018 Topline report [pdf, 746 KB]

   ...29 percent • Wellington - 33 percent • Canterbury - 29 percent. 11 Future reporting This top-line report presents only high-level information that was collected in the NZCVS. We intend to gradually provide other reports and resources on the NZCVS pages of the Ministry of Justice website. We expect to publish a full report in the first quarter of 2019. We are also planning for a series of follow-up reports on specific topics, such as family violence, Māori vict...

5. LCRO 37/2018 AH v OO (12 November 2019) [pdf, 166 KB]

   ...predecessor. Delays/cost escalation [27] Having reviewed Mr OO’s files “the Standards Committee concluded that the key reasons for the time and cost escalation lay primarily with the [[Local]Council] and the conditions it imposed upon the resource consent”.7 [28] The Committee also noted that delays and cost increases arose from the work of surveyors and contractors. In general terms, the Committee concluded that the cause of delays and consequent cost increases arose for...

6. Juror Satisfaction Survey 2019 Results Report [pdf, 998 KB]

   ...apply to me” and “don’t know” interchangeably. This has affected the adjustment process because it cannot be reasonably inferred from the responses whether the respondent did not know about the information because they did not need the resource, or whether they did not know due to technical difficulties or other circumstances. Table 3: Comparison between 2019 unadjusted and adjusted satisfaction rates Question Unadjusted Adjusted 1 90.3% 90.8% 2 79.2% 81.9% 3 72.0% 79...

7. [2021] NZACC 93 - Estate of Bryant v ACC (30 June 2021) [pdf, 338 KB]

   ...treatment. (2) Treatment injury does not include the following kinds of personal injury: (a) personal injury that is wholly or substantially caused by a person’s underlying health condition: (b) personal injury that is solely attributable to a resource allocation decision: (c) personal injury that is a result of a person unreasonably withholding or delaying their consent to undergo treatment. (3) The fact that the treatment did not achieve a desired result does not, of itse...

8. Coroners-Doctors-Fees-Regulations-2022-Proactive-release.pdf [pdf, 995 KB]

   ...90 minutes of work) but would be able to request approval in advance for up to an additional 2.5 hours if required. This model is administratively difficult requiring the development of criteria, accompanying guidance, a dispute mechanism and extra resources. 5 This rate is based on consideration of doctors’ salary ranges, and similar payments across the Ministry and other agencies (e.g. ACC). 4 B U D G E T S E N S I T I V E 8z1p0sitx3 2022-06-22 14:29:26 Proa cti ve R ele as e...

9. Auckland Standards Committee 2 v Johnson [2022] NZLCDT 28 (19 August 2022) [pdf, 233 KB]

   ...cashflow problems. [13] The second lending transaction, to a different company operated by Mr B, was for $43,267.17, and was personally guaranteed by Mr B. Once again, the practitioner wore multiple hats and the funds were loaned from his own resources, having borrowed money from his parents. [14] There is no criticism of the terms of the loan agreements and Mr Johnson is also at pains to point out that Mr B himself has a law degree (although has never been in practice) and i...

10. [2024] NZEmpC 44 Maheta v Skybus New Zealand Ltd [pdf, 266 KB]

    ...ambiguity in the wording of category 15, it now appears that it is not confined to information obtained from the plaintiff. [90] The defendant’s response was that it complied previously by supplying copies of handwritten notes taken by its human resources representative during an interview with the plaintiff, and that no other documents exist. The disclosure obligation has been satisfied. Category 16 Copies of the nine-page document signed by you and the plaintiff relating to...