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1. Poutu v McDonald - Kaipakopako 2C2 (2024) 487 Aotea 78 (487 AOT 78).pdf [pdf, 230 KB]

   ...to pay bills, invest, improve the land, and distribute dividends to beneficiaries. [22] In order to be appointed as a responsible trustee, Mr McDonald would have given consent to this appointment. Upon appointment he inherited the powers and responsibilities 487 Aotea MB 83 of a responsible trustee, including the obligation to act to further the interests of the beneficiaries. One of the most mundane duties is for a trust to have a bank account and to take steps to set on...

2. OIA-124232.pdf [pdf, 779 KB]

   ...was recovered by the Ministry by operation of the Review Costs Regulations? If this data could be provided in yearly subsets over the past 5 years, this would be preferred. I am happy to discuss further. Your request has been referred to me for response as it falls within my responsibilities as Legal Aid Services Commissioner and is being managed in accordance with the provisions of the Act. In response to parts 1 and 2 of your request, please refer to Table 1 which provides you w...

3. Recommendations recap - issue 5 [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...these lessons, the findings and recommendations of most cases are open to the public. Recommendations recap identifies and summarises all coronial recommendations that have been made over the relevant period. We have also included summaries of any responses to recommendations sent to us from agencies and organisations. This issue of Recommendations recap covers a six-month period and includes 98 coronial cases where recommendations have been made. These findings were released by a coron...

4. Applicant's upddate on position on section 274 party topics [pdf, 438 KB]

   ...Council update as at 2 August 2018 in red) / (incorporating Applicant’s update as at 24 August 2018 in blue) Key Topic Sub-Topic Section 274 party (submitter reference #) Summary of Relief Sought by Interested Parties Summary of Applicant’s response / position 24 August updated comments shown in blue Summary of Council’s response / position 2 August 2018 updated comments shown in red Consent Duration Timing of removal of buildings generally Auckland City Centr...

5. Gupta v Dhar [2016] NZIACDT 65 (4 October 2016) [pdf, 208 KB]

   ...care; and [2.3] He did not keep proper records. [3] Mr Dhar did not dispute the essential facts. However, he said the complainant was not a client so he did not need a written agreement, he did take care with the applications and some of the responsibility was his client’s, not his; his records were complete and reflected the way he engaged with his client. [4] The Tribunal has to evaluate the nature of Mr Dhar’s professional responsibilities and how he discharged them. The...

6. LCRO 37/2025 PE v LZ (26 August 2025) [pdf, 183 KB]

   ...Service (the LCS), in summary, that: (a) no satisfactory explanation was ever provided for the respondent’s failure to “file for arbitration” before his departure; (b) the respondent did not warn him that, if he lost the case, he would be responsible for a proportion of the other party’s costs; and (c) in general terms, he had been unprofessionally treated. [14] As outcomes of his complaint, the applicant sought an apology and financial compensation. [15] In response, t...

7. MSC v Scholes [2013] NZIACDT 58 (10 September 2013) [pdf, 239 KB]

   ...the complainant’s financial situation. [30] On 11 October 2010, Ms Scholes responded to Immigration New Zealand’s request with further information. [31] On 29 October 2010, Immigration New Zealand declined the complainant’s application. Response to declined visa application [32] Initially the complainant’s mother wrote to Ms Scholes and told her to cease work on seeking a visa and requested a refund. After discussion, that was deferred and instructions given to apply a secon...

8. [2022] NZEmpC 123 CSN v Royal District Nursing Service NZ Ltd [pdf, 376 KB]

   ...fixed-term individual employment agreement (IEA) with CSN was correctly terminated, and that there is no basis for concluding the employment relationship continued after the notice of termination was given. Thereafter, ACC carried the primary responsibility for providing for support of DSO by CSN. [8] There are two issues which now fall for determination by the Court: (a) Was CSN a care and support worker under the Vaccinations Order? 1 Section 4 and sch 2. (b) Di...

9. Kristinsson v Southern Response Earthquake Services Ltd (Extension of Time) [2018] NZHRRT 51 [pdf, 95 KB]

   ...IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2018] NZHRRT 51 Reference No. HRRT 034/2018 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN HJORTUR (HUGO) KRISTINSSON AND DAGNY EMMA MAGNUSDOTTIR PLAINTIFFS AND SOUTHERN RESPONSE EARTHQUAKE SERVICES LIMITED DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines ONZM QC, Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Mr RK Musuku, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr H Kristinsson in person and as agent for his wife...

10. OIA-Sovereignty transfer 4 data [pdf, 330 KB]

    ...Government Targets have charts showing historical information for each target. Can I have the data that each chart is based on please. On 23 September 2024, your request was partially transferred to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry) for response under section 14(b)(ii) of the Act, as the Ministry is responsible for producing target 4 data. Please note the Ministry’s response is limited to the data for target 4 and that while the Ministry supplied Oranga Tamariki with t...