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1. Overview of International Human Rights

   ...Guidelines and an online national monitoring tool, the Human Rights Monitor. Governance Group agencies (Ministry of Justice, Whaikaha, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ministry for Women, Statistics New Zealand and Te Puni Kōkiri) are collectively responsible for New Zealand’s inter-ministerial NMIRF. However, the success of the NMRF requires all Government agencies to cooperate fully with the Governance Group, follow the established Guidelines, and contribute regularly to the Human Ri...

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2. 2021-03-16 OWRUG TAs MOC ORC Evidence [pdf, 93 KB]

   ...1 BI-936714-365-31-V1 MEMORANDUM OF COUNSEL May it please the Court: 1. Pursuant to the direction of the Court in the minute dated 16 March 2021 Counsel for OWRUG confirms that: a. OWRUG intend to file supplementary evidence in response to the Otago Regional Council’s evidence. b. Counsel for OWRUG also seek to cross-examine the following ORC witnesses: i. Joanna Gilroy; ii. Alexandra King; and iii. Tom de Pelsemaeker 2. Pursuant to the direction of the C...

3. Form 79 Response to Third Party Claim [pdf, 203 KB]

   Form 79 Ministry of Justice Collections Unit   www.justice.govt.nz/f ines/civil-debt 0800 658 952 Notice to registrar: response to third party claim Court reference number Agent reference number This notice relates to the court case between (Full name of judgment creditor(s))  and (Full name of judgment debtor)  To a registrar of a District Court This document notifies you that: Select one of the following: I accept (Name of third party’s)  claim to ownership of the follow...

4. Public Finance Wellbeing Amendment Bill [pdf, 51 KB]

   ...statement; b. requires the Government in its fiscal strategy report to explain how well-being objectives have guided the Government’s Budget decisions; c. requires the investment statement prepared by the Treasury to be accompanied by a statement of responsibility signed by the Secretary to the Treasury; and d. requires the responsible Minister to present to the House of Representatives, at regular intervals, a report on well-being prepared by the Treasury. 4. We have concluded t...

5. 2023 NZPSPLA 069 [pdf, 74 KB]

   ...earlier offending. He also breached his bail conditions on several other occasions. In addition, Mr George is recorded as the primary offender in several other family harm incidents for which charges were not laid. [4] Mr George has not filed any response to the police complaint and did not attend the hearing to speak in his defence. Based on the evidence before me I am satisfied that several grounds for disqualification now apply to Mr George and because of this he is no longer suit...

6. 2024 NZPSPLA 107.pdf [pdf, 77 KB]

   ...offending Mr Hand has received warnings for further minor dishonesty and wilful damage offending. [3] Mr Hand has not applied for waiver of the grounds for disqualification. In addition, he neither attended the hearing nor provided any written response to the police complaint. [4] Police have established that grounds for disqualification now apply to Mr Hand. Based on the evidence before me I am satisfied that Mr Hand’s offending means that he is no longer suitable to be a respo...

7. 2025 NZPSPLA 034.pdf [pdf, 69 KB]

   ...disqualification under section 62 of the Act. Therefore, unless grounds for disqualification are waived Mr Pilitati’s recent convictions are a mandatory ground for cancelling his COA. [2] Mr Pilitati neither attended the hearing nor provided any written response to the Police complaint. In addition, he has not applied for waiver of the grounds for disqualification. I do not consider someone who has recently been dealing cocaine and ecstasy is suitable to be working as a security guar...

8. 2025 NZPSPLA 069 pdf [pdf, 71 KB]

   ...Therefore, they are mandatory grounds for the cancellation of Mr Unsworth’s certificate of approval unless the grounds for disqualification are waived. [2] Mr Unsworth did not attend the hearing and has neither applied for waiver nor filed any other response to the police complaint. One of the assault offences for which Mr Unsworth has been convicted occurred while he was working as a security guard. Another occurred at the same venue while he was off duty. Police also advise that M...

9. [2007] NZEmpC CC 21/07 Gorrie Fuel (SI) Ltd v Gittoes [pdf, 108 KB]

   ...accept Mr Gittoes’ explanation for the events on the Saturday morning. The customer’s car required urgent attention which the plaintiff could not provide because it did not have the necessary materials. In such circumstances it was both responsible and reasonable for Mr Gittoes to send the customer elsewhere. Mr Gorrie himself attended to the other customer for whom the work required was minimal. Thirdly, Mr Gittoes denied the broad and unspecific allegations made by Mr Gor...

10. [2014] NZEmpC 154 Fox v Hereworth School Trust Board [pdf, 200 KB]

    ...paras 44-56. I need you to phone me at your convenience, but before 2 pm Friday 30 October so that we can discuss this further. [22] Dr Fox then proposes to give evidence about a subsequent telephone discussion that he had with ML in response to the foregoing email. He will say in response to ML’s inquiry why the plaintiff refused to meet with her employer, that he told ML that once the Board had clearly identified “a grievance from their perspective”, there would...