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1. 2025 NZPSPLA 100 pdf [pdf, 118 KB]

   ...submissions received following the hearing. ATTENDANCES Snr Constable A Tangney for NZ Police C Richmond – Certificate holder DECISION [1] Police have made a complaint against Callum Richmond as they say he is no longer suitable to be a responsible security worker because he is a patched member of the King Cobras. Police are asking for Mr Richmond’s certificate of approval to be cancelled. Mr Richmond accepts he was a prospect for the King Cobras, but he left the gang and...

2. N Ltd v LX [2025] NZDT 204 (12 May 2025) [pdf, 179 KB]

   ...Applicant). FX is the father of NX, former husband of LX (the Respondent). NX and the Respondent separated in November 2022, and a separation and relationship agreement was executed in October 2024. 2. Clause 15 in the agreement reads: “[NX] takes responsibility for repayment, and indemnifies LX in respect of, any debt alleged to be owing by the parties to his parents — [FX] and [SX].’ 3. The Applicant said that over many years, NX and the Respondent had extensive renovati...

3. Auckland Standards Committee 2 v Name Suppressed [2018] NZLCDT 19 [pdf, 92 KB]

   ...is only working part-time and it was submitted any fine would have to be at a nominal level and paid off over time. Seriousness of the Offending [9] As set out in our liability decision the Courts and Tribunal have repeatedly stated that the responsibility of a practitioner to cooperate with his or her disciplinary body is a fundamental one. Thus, any wilful or reckless failure to do so, as we have found in this matter, has to be regarded seriously. [10] We consider that any pena...

4. 2020-10-12-Key-Issues-Report-9-October-2020-Appendices.pdf [pdf, 16 MB]

   ...permitted may only be undertaken pursuant to a resource consent which stipulates conditions that the consent holder must comply with in order to avoid, remedy or mitigate particular adverse environmental effects. In Otago, the Otago Regional Council is responsible for managing freshwater in approximately one hundred catchments. These include New Zealand’s second and fourth longest rivers, the Mata-Au (Clutha) and the Taieri; and many small catchments with names like Gentle Annie, De...

5. Regulatory Impact Statement Tribunal Enhancements [pdf, 257 KB]

   ...their  areas  of  interest.    The  Department  of  the  Prime Minister  and  Cabinet  have  been  informed.    52. In some cases the  legislation governing a tribunal administered by the Ministry of Justice  is  the  responsibility  of  another  government  department.  In  these  instances,  the  Ministry  sought and received the department’s agreement to the proposal.    Conclusion   53. The assessed options are summarised in�...

6. [2012] NZEmpC 168 Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota Inc v Sanford Ltd [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...the location of the employer’s adviser/advocate all make negotiations by email, in conjunction with more traditional face to face meetings, a sensible and practical way of progressing the bargaining. [77] The statutory scheme is that it is the responsibility of both parties in collective bargaining for a collective agreement to progress the bargaining in order to achieve that outcome. Although, in the nature of these things, a party wishing to preserve the status quo will natural...

7. CAC 20003 v Jhagroo [2014] NZREADT 8 [pdf, 193 KB]

   ...directed that a charge should be laid by the Authority; refer Kamhara v REAA [2012] NZREADT 9. [2] Mr Jhagroo now faces two charges of misconduct under ss 73(a) and 73(b) of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 (“the Act”). On 14 June 2013 he filed a response in which he denied the charges. The Specific Charges [3] The charges read as follows: Charge 1 Following a complaint by Tafadzwa and Sylvester Kamhara (complainants), Complaints Assessment Committee 20003 (Committe...

8. La Grouw as Trustee of the GJ Peacocke Trust v Rantin & MRA Architects Ltd [2011] NZWHT Auckland 8 [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...information for the details to be constructed in a weathertight manner to the standard of the day. However he submitted that other reference documents did not provide the contractor with sufficient information. Therefore in his opinion, the designer was responsible for causing or contributing to each of these defects. [39] They were the cracking to the fibre cement cladding, entry area cladding in contact with tiling and external paving, entry area balustrading and pergola be...

9. Tank Trust v Auckland Council & Anor [2013] NZWHT Auckland 15 [pdf, 237 KB]

   ...must be made on the evidence available and any difficulty in calculating the apportionment of damages is not a justification for avoiding a finding of liability. Page | 17 [60] Mr Wang, as project manager/site supervisor, had primary responsibility for the weathertightness defects that caused the need for the house to be fully reclad. For this reason I conclude that Mr Wang has greater liability than the Council. The Council submits that its liability should be no mor...

10. Naera v Fenwick - Whakapoungakau 24 Tikitere Trust [2011] Māori Appellate Court MB 316 (2011 APPEAL 316) [pdf, 194 KB]

    ...preceding the 2004 variation was attended by only 17 people, and no meeting was held before the 2009 variation was taken to the Court. The appellants submit that s 244 is couched in mandatory terms and non-compliance cannot be excused. [31] In response, the respondents argue that the trustees had power to enter into the agreement under the trust order before any variations. They note that this question may well be irrelevant given the Court‘s direction for a meeting of owners to...