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1. OIA-113556.pdf [pdf, 7.8 MB]

   ...crime is being driven by organised crime, people stealing to fund their addiction, and young people committing destructive acts to gain notoriety on social media. 5. In its letter, Retail NZ emphasises the importance of: 5.1. greater levels of Police resourcing to deal with retail crime; 5.2. reducing the court backlog so that there are adequate deterrence tools; 5.3. more effective mechanisms to respond to and support children involved in retail crime; 5.4. creating specific offences fo...

2. Canterbury Westland Standards Committee 2 v Mr U [2024] NZLCDT 4 (9 February 2024) [pdf, 173 KB]

   ...discussed with him the letter from X firm which had attached the memorandum Mr U had filed in the Family Court. It was recommended to Mr U that he apologise to the Court and to his colleagues and seek to withdraw the memorandum. Of the five support resources suggested to him, Mr U apparently contacted a member of the Panel of Friends, a service offered by the profession whereby senior members of the profession are available to assist lawyers with problems, either of a legal or perso...

3. OIA-106912.pdf [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   ...Importance of case management ([103] – [106]) 5. The Court refers to the helpful guidance provided by the HCCH Guide to Good Practice on Art 13(1)(b) of the Convention.3 The Guide was published before the hearing of the appeal, and was a very helpful resource because of the international context it provided. In particular, the Court focused on appropriate case management as being essential to ensure that issues are identified, and evidence relevant to those issues are provided to the court...

4. Mollett v Accident Compensation Corporation (Suspension of Weekly Entitlement and Delay) [2023] NZACC 112 [pdf, 263 KB]

   ...Corporation has fallen short in its handling of Ms Mollet’s issues. This Court has serious concerns that future prolongation of legal proceedings will not be in Ms Mollet’s interests or be a useful and efficient use of the Corporation’s time and resources. The Court therefore recommends to the parties to convene an in-person case management conference at which the parties clarify exactly what remaining claims and/or entitlements are being sought and on what basis, and discus...

5. Spray Marks NZ Ltd v Accident Compensation Corporation (Industry Classification) [2023] NZACC 127 [pdf, 454 KB]

   ...criteria given that a single corporate entity should always have certain obligations which would set above a divisional level. The further guidance within the guidebook with respect to payroll activities in particular envisages some sharing of resources noting a de minimis rule for staff who work less than 5% across divisions. -Separate activities cannot exist if all staff are shared. As noted it appears that the Guidebook envisaged some sharing of staff between divisions. F...

6. List-of-Fee-Changes-1-July-2025.pdf [pdf, 519 KB]

   ...Council, instrument, permit, consent, or notice under the (a) Forests Act 1949 $22 $23 (b) Land Transfer Act 1952 (c) Government Roading Powers Act 1989 (d) Māori Affairs Restructuring Act 1989 (e) Crown Minerals Act 1991 (f) Resource Management Act 1991 (g) Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014 (h) Climate Change Response Act 2002 (i) Building Act 2004 Filing an application in respect of the following: (a) transmission of order for payment of...

7. Legal-Aid-lawyer-Provider-Manual-Feb-2025.pdf [pdf, 380 KB]

   ...(legalaidprovider@justice.govt.nz). mailto:legalaidprovider@justice.govt.nz mailto:legalaidprovider@justice.govt.nz mailto:legalaidprovider@justice.govt.nz mailto:legalaidprovider@justice.govt.nz 8 Providing legal aid Grants Handbook The Grants Handbook is a useful resource that sets out our policies relating to legal aid in detail. Use the grants handbook to learn more about legal aid applications, eligibility, assignments, reassignments, fees, payments and more. We encourage you to...

8. Dempster v Accident Compensation Corporation (Treatment Injury) [2025] NZACC 39 (4 March 2025) [pdf, 206 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. 11 (3) The fact that treatment did not achieve a desired result does not, of...

9. 2025 NZSSAA 01 [pdf, 338 KB]

   ...Social Security Act 2018 (the Act) is “to enable in certain circumstances the provision of financial support to people to help alleviate hardship”.2 Support is provided taking into account that, where appropriate, a person should use the resources available to them before seeking financial support under the Act.3 Funeral grant 6. Under s 90 of the Act the Ministry may pay a funeral grant if a deceased person with or without dependents meet certain financial conditions cov...

10. West v Accident Compensation Corporation (Vocational independence) [2024] NZACC 138 [pdf, 265 KB]

    ...also thought driving was inappropriate, and that Ms West needed a role that provided opportunities for flexibility of movement. He concluded that Ms West had the capacity to undertake the roles of: Accounts Clerk; Payroll Clerk; 12 Human Resources Clerk; Stock Clerk; Receptionist General; Office Cashier; and Customer Services Representative. [63] On 22 March 2023, Dr Pett completed a vocational independence assessment general practitioner questionnaire, in which he noted: ...