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1. Communication Assistance Quality Framework FINAL [pdf, 3.6 MB]

   ...Tamariki. Oranga Tamariki has its own policies and procedures for communication assistance to assist a child or young person to participate and express their views in family group conferences and other out-of-court parts of a court proceeding that it is responsible for. • Use of the communication assistance by the Police. Police may engage communication assistance if a need arises (for example, a witness has a disability) and does so under its own processes. In addition, the Police...

2. Tomov v Auckland Council [2012] NZWHT Auckland 34 [pdf, 221 KB]

   ...issued a code compliance certificate. [5] Modern Homes Development Limited, the second respondent, was the developer of the property. It does not dispute the role it played. [6] Mr Andrew Thomas, the third respondent, was the plasterer responsible for applying the external texture coating to the house. He also applied both the parapet moulding and the mid-floor bands. [7] PBS Distributors Limited (“PBS”), the fourth respondent, is alleged to have been the dis...

3. Clarken v Carling [pdf, 138 KB]

   ...property developers in Rotorua. They arranged for the construction of the owners’ dwellinghouse and sold the property to the owners in 1996. [5] The Third respondent, Rotorua District Council (“the Council”) is the Local Authority responsible for issuing the Building Consent and Code Compliance Certificate for the owners’ dwellinghouse. [6] The Fourth respondent, Cantec Services Limited (“Cantec”), is a duly incorporated company based in Rotorua and carries on...

4. LCRO 50/2020 M and N PQ v WR (23 April 2021) [pdf, 276 KB]

   ...his major negligence, and the principal reason for our dissatisfaction”; and (j) Mr WR had acted in collusion with opposing counsel (Mr ZT); and (k) the mediation had been managed for the benefit of the insurers. 4 [15] Mr WR provided a response to the complaint on 26 September 2019. [16] In that response, he submits that: (a) he had considered that his clients claims for damages arising from allegation that initial planting had been damaged by herbicide spray to be strong...

5. Proactive Release - Review of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 [pdf, 2.9 MB]

   ...officials will report back in October with the outcomes of early engagement and initial policy work with options for the next stage of the review. Forward this briefing to Hon Andrew Little as the Lead Coordination Minister for the Government’s response to the Royal Commission’s Report into the terrorist attack on Christchurch masjidain on 15 March 2019 and Hon Poto Williams, Minister of Police. Contacts for telephone discussion (if required) Name Position Telephone Fir...

6. Mr-Rasheeds-Submissions-Appendix-I-Appendix-II.pdf [pdf, 334 KB]

   ...This issue is proposed to be dealt with by an information request. Information request issue: 5-point submission Using an information request in this instance is insufficient, as said information request is essentially a Police response that this issue was not relevant to the charges filed against the individual in their criminal investigation. Their only encounter with steroids was a single mention during a separate investigation, so there was no concentrated effort to...

7. Family violence consultation: Summary of submissions 20160304 [pdf, 584 KB]

   ...responds to the needs of different population groups • legal definition of ‘domestic violence‘ is up to date • law should be guided by a set of principles. BARRIERS FACED BY DIFFERENT POPULATION GROUPS Almost two-thirds of submissions wanted responses targeted to different population groups. Many people mentioned the barriers to safety faced by women, children, men, and Māori, but some also raised the challenges faced by Pasifika, LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and...

8. Lee v Napier City Council [2010] NZWHT Auckland 8 [pdf, 295 KB]

   ...a subsequent owner if it can be established that the Council did not have reasonable grounds upon which to conclude that the building complied with the Building Code and consented plans. [54] The High Court in recent cases has set out the responsibility on territorial authorities in carrying out inspections. Heath J in Sunset Terraces states that: “[450]….[A] reasonable Council ought to have prepared an inspection regime that would have enabled it to determine on rea...

9. [2008] NZEmpC CC 16/08 Nordic Power Dessicants NZ Ltd v Legge [pdf, 15 KB]

   ...completed, a notice of discontinuance would be filed. [4] When no further steps had been taken on behalf of the plaintiff, the Registrar wrote to Mr Maling on 14 August 2007 asking that the promised notice of discontinuance be filed. A response, dated 17 August 2007, was received from Mr Abdinor, apparently a staff solicitor at Lane Neave, the firm in which Mr Maling was a partner. This said only “We are instructed that settlement of this matter has not yet been impl...

10. TB v TN & LN [2024] NZDT 50 (14 February 2024) [pdf, 171 KB]

    ...Payment of this sum is ordered no later than 28 March 2024. Reasons: 1) On 10 March 2023, a collision occurred resulting in damage to the applicant’s car. This was in the applicant’s driveway. The applicant says the second respondent, LN was responsible, and was driving TB’s vehicle which collided with a pole. TN is LN’s mother. 2) The relevant law is the law of negligence. The issues to be determined by the Tribunal are: a) Was LN responsible for the damage to the applic...