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1. [2025] NZIACDT 19 – DH v Liu (28 February 2025) [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...situation where the complainant had no genuine offer of employment. The gravity of the breaches of the Code can be considered moderately serious. [10] It is accepted all breaches stem from one primary wrong, but the consistent breach of core responsibilities and the ramification of enabling fraud may indicate a moderate penalty. [11] The Registrar notes that while Mr Liu did not deny any head of complaint, his new practice of requiring written authorisation where agents represent...

2. Ngawhika v Nepia - Pukehina M Section 1B No 3 (2025) 339 Waiariki MB 127 (339 WAR 127) [pdf, 255 KB]

   ...the other party; and (c) Detriment suffered as a result of that reliance. 8 323 Waiariki MB 28-70 at 48. 9 Paraire v Paraire – Part Mangatawa 10 Block (2015) 105 Waikato Maniapoto MB 67 at [63] - [64]. 339 Waiariki MB 134 [31] In response, Mr Gear submits that the “belief or expectation” was conditional on the house being transportable and says that this condition was not satisfied. Both Pimara and Julieann gave evidence that the agreed house was to be a transportab...

3. Auckland Standards Committee v Mellett [2014] NZLCDT 46 [pdf, 73 KB]

   ...that this will bear on the issue of penalty. Discussion [46] By way of summary, it will be seen that the Tribunal largely accepted Mr Hodge’s submission that the presence of the practitioner’s illness cannot provide a complete avoidance of responsibility, although it is extremely relevant in determining proper penalty and protective orders. [47] We accept the submission that it is the responsibility of any legal practitioner who becomes unwell or is not functioning as he or sh...

4. Court-User-Survey-2023.pdf [pdf, 1.9 MB]

   ...214 Waitakere 126 Wellington High Court 105 Manukau 334 Nelson 84 Hamilton 147 Christchurch 267 Tauranga 128 Dunedin 36 Rotorua 87 Invercargill 42 Whanganui 101 Total Sample 2,143 The average interview length was 15 minutes, and the response rate to the survey was 40%. Interviewers completed the surveys using Computer Assisted Personalised Interviewing (CAPI)1. Interviewers approached people waiting for their hearing or case to take place or when the user exited the cour...

5. Wai-3300-A001-Report-Three-Research-Reports-Concerning-Constitutional-Issues.pdf [pdf, 2.7 MB]

   ...‘Research Report: Ngati Awa and Other Claims (Wai 46 and others)’, a research report commissioned by the Waitangi Tribunal, September 1995, (Wai 46, #I1) This Tribunal-commissioned research report primarily examines Ngāti Awa’s claim Wai 46. In response to their commission, Bennion and Miles researched Māori and Pākehā interactions from early contact to 1860s with a particular focus ‘on ideological differences, trade and the assertion of administrative authority’.30 Th...

6. [2023] NZEnvC 242 New Zealand Transport Agency v Auckland Council [pdf, 21 MB]

   ...flocculants where practicable, provided that the most effective flocculent in terms of sediment removal is selected based on the results of any initial treatment trials; e. A spill contingency plan; f. Details of the person or bodies that will hold responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the chemical treatment system and the organisational structure which will support this system; and g. Details for the checking and calibration of dosing and monitoring equipment. Erosion and...

7. Waitangi Tribunal theme K - Māori Land Councils and Māori Land Boards [pdf, 3.4 MB]

   ...(1900 to 1905) and their successors the Maori Land Boards (1906 to 1952) lends itself to a rough but ready division into three chronological periods. The first of these, from 1900 through to 1909, was a time of rapid change. The original powers and responsibilities of the land councils were greatly expanded as more and more Maori land of various categories came under their control; voluntarily and otherwise. The Royal Commission on Native Lands and Native-Land Tenure of 1907 to 1909 (the...

8. IACDT Annual Report 2013 [pdf, 269 KB]

   ...The IAA commenced filing complaints as a “raw file”. Page | 4 The number of cases received in 2011/12 was more than double the number received in 2010/11, and the number of cases on hand rose to 69 as at 30 June 2012. As a first response, the Tribunal allocated additional resources to address complaints in a timely manner. The Chair has increased the time he allocates to the Tribunal and the Ministry of Justice appointed a Legal and Research Advisor to assist. T...

9. [2010] NZEmpC 33 Williamson v Victoria Institute (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 20 KB]

   ...my strong recommendation on 16 March that it take professional advice about its situation and obligations in law. It is now represented by an advocate and I regard that and the submissions made to me today by the advocate, as VINZ taking a more responsible attitude to the difficulties it is in as a result of these proceedings. [5] Although VINZ initially challenged the Authority’s determination, that challenge was discontinued so that the company cannot now be heard to complain...

10. AF v Secretary for Justice 1 June 2012 NZRA 000009 [pdf, 91 KB]

    ...original application. 3 d) That applications for approval made under the previous legislation were assessed against different criteria and were accordingly not relevant to the present matter. [9] The applicant answered the Secretary’s response on 27 May with the following points: a) The five indictable trials produced results that did not lead on to sentencing. b) That she has attended both the ‘Litigation Skills Programme’ and the course on ‘How to Run a District...