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1. NZCVS topical report - Offences against New Zealand adults by family members (frequently asked questions) [pdf, 121 KB]

   ...did you handle these very sensitive questions? For example, someone responding to a question about violence they may have experienced in the house in which they are currently living? For all sensitive questions, survey participants entered their responses directly into the computers themselves. This ensured that even the interviewer did not see the participant’s responses. General questions about NZCVS What is NZCVS? The New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey (NZCVS) is a nation...

2. Chief Science Advisor Position Profile Terms and Conditions [docx, 37 KB]

   ...Forum of Chief Science Advisors convened by the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor (see Terms of Reference: https://www.pmcsa.ac.nz/our-role/csa-forum-tor/). Terms and conditions of appointment – Chief Science Advisor (Justice) The Board is responsible for appointing the Chief Science Advisor (Justice), in consultation with Inaia Tōnu Nei[footnoteRef:2] and the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor. [2: https://www.inaiatonunei.nz/] The Chief Science Advisor (Justice) is direct...

3. IB v IY [2016] NZDT 1407 (25 Feburary 2016) [pdf, 96 KB]

   ...turning left at the time of the collision from a driveway opposite the driveway from which IY emerged. 2. IB, who was not insured, now claims $1,864.44 for the estimated cost of repairs to her car. 3. The issues to be determined are: a) Who was responsible for the collision? b) What sum, if any, is IY liable to pay? Who was responsible for the collision? 4. The relevant law is the tort of negligence, which applies when someone breaches a duty of care to another person causing for...

4. SG v QN [2022] NZDT 253 (16 December 2023) [pdf, 173 KB]

   ...event, this displaces the usual inference that a driver who hits a parked car must have failed to take care at the time of the crash. CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 2 of 3 6. The courts have found that a driver affected by a medical event may yet be responsible if the decision to drive was negligent due to awareness of the danger of such a medical event occurring. If QN knew that she had a sufficiently high chance of a brain bleed or similar event to make it too risky for her to drive,...

5. QH Ltd v BD [2024] NZDT 283 (26 February 2024) [pdf, 172 KB]

   ...March 2024. Reasons 1. BD crashed into the large cantilever gate at the entrance to the QH Ltd premises. 2. QH Ltd and its insurer, J Ltd, claim $17,402.66 as a contribution to the repair costs. 3. The issues to be decided are: a) Is BD responsible for the damage to the gate? b) If so, are the repair costs claimed of $17,402.66 reasonable to repair the damage? Is BD responsible for the damage to the gate? 4. BD had a duty to drive carefully to avoid damaging the prop...

6. OIA-118918.pdf [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...stage of the appointment process. It is possible that more or less could be selected. If you require any further information, please contact Media & Social Media Manager Joe Locke at media@justice.govt.nz. Please note that this response, with your personal details removed, may be published on the Ministry website at: Official Information Act responses | New Zealand Ministry of Justice If you are not satisfied with this response, you have the right to make a complaint...

7. Auckland Standards Committee 3 v Ellis [2018] NZLCDT 25 [pdf, 88 KB]

   ...Ellis, it is regrettable that this censure was not able to be delivered in person because you chose to absent yourself from your penalty hearing. This Tribunal has found the charge of misconduct proved to the required standard. As part of the response to that finding the Tribunal proposes to censure you. A censure is a serious response. It is a written record that will remain always on your file to demonstrate to the public that the behaviour you have exhibited will not go unmar...

8. Linton v Keswick LCRO 95 / 2009 (25 August 2009) [pdf, 94 KB]

   ...through before it was filed and served‖. This is not a helpful response. [14] Mr Keswick‘s explanation of the errors is not particularly satisfactory. He does not deny that errors exist in the brief of evidence, however, he seems to want to lay responsibility for that at the door of Ms Linton. It is certainly accepted that to-ing and fro-ing over such documents can lead to drafting errors. Responsibility for the accuracy of such documents rests ultimately with the lawyer who fil...

9. Kettlewell & Anor as Trustees for the DS Day Trust v Crighton [pdf, 85 KB]

   ...been undertaken by a now defunct building company? RELEVANT LEGAL PRINCIPLES [30] The law is clear; those who build/develop properties owe a non-delegable duty of care to subsequent purchasers, and that duty arises where a person assumes legal responsibility by giving directions in relation to the construction of a dwelling at an operational level and/or having direct involvement in matters of construction of the dwelling which give rise to damage and/or loss. Not only does it...

10. Terms of Reference Appendix [pdf, 705 KB]

    ...progresses; and • provide a draft audit report to the Secretary. The Ministry will provide the draft audit report to the provider who will have 10 working days to respond to the draft report. The Ministry will then forward the provider’s response to the auditor who will assess the response and finalise the audit report. On-site audit process During an on-site audit, the provider is expected to be present at the audit location. An on-site auditor may interview the provi...