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1. Auckland Standards Committee v Sorensen [2012] NZLCDT 23 [pdf, 140 KB]

   ...of the legal profession. It was well established that the profession’s reputation relies on trust, and trust had been severely prejudiced by Mr Sorensen’s dishonesty. [12] It was also a concern, the Committee said, that Mr Sorensen’s response, when first asked for an explanation (after the matter had been discovered during a regular Law Society inspection), was to suggest he had behaved appropriately. That, the Standards Committee submitted, was an aggravating factor, sayi...

2. Auckland Standards Committee v Murray [2014] NZLCDT 88 [pdf, 103 KB]

   ...relationship of mutual trust and respect between the legal profession and this country’s prison authorities.” [9] The history of the criminal process has been recorded here because six days before the hearing of this charge, Ms Murray filed an amended response to the charge - the first limb of which she had previously admitted. Her amended response denied the first limb of the charge and the submission was made on her behalf that there was “… an absence of proof of any convi...

3. E19 Karl Cook and Vijay Lala - Planning - EIC - Applicant [pdf, 6.2 MB]

   ...relevant matters were considered. We are in agreement with the conclusions of the AEE and supporting technical reports/documents, except where subsequent evidence supersedes the conclusions of the AEE; d) We are also part of the team coordinating responses to Auckland Council's request under section 92 of the Resource Management Act 1991 ("RMA") for further information. We have also reviewed the submissions lodged to the application; e) Since the lodgement of the...

4. Independent Electoral Review Final Report Accessible word doc [docx, 9.5 MB]

   ...with appropriate safeguards, would ensure that the funding is not used for partisan purposes. We set out the barriers to participation that may be faced by different communities, and the steps being taken to address them. We recommend some changes in response to outstanding barriers, such as providing targeted information to communities about using preferred names when enrolling and voting, and enabling people on the unpublished roll to cast an ordinary vote to make voting easier for those wit...

5. 2019 Court User Survey Results Report [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   ...Sample size Total sample 2,055 Auckland District Court 426 Auckland High Court 51 Manukau 375 Hamilton 200 Hastings 151 Wellington 197 Nelson 102 Christchurch 402 Dunedin 151 The average interview length was 15 minutes, and the response rate to the survey was 30% (compared to 37% in 2017). Interviewers completed the surveys using Computer Assisted Personalised Interviewing (CAPI). Interviewers approached people waiting for their hearing or case to take place or when...

6. [2013] NZEmpC 38 Taiapa v Te Runanga O Turanganui A Kiwa Trust t/a Turanga Ararau Private Training Establishment [pdf, 117 KB]

   ...recuperation on sick leave. So the employer was entitled to inquire further about those matters and, pursuant to s 4 of the Employment Relations Act 2000 (the Act), Mr Taiapa was obliged to respond to those inquiries actively and constructively. His responses, or the absence of them, were not permitted to deceive or mislead his employer or to have the potential to do so: s 4(1)(b). [32] So it is not, as claimed, a matter of Mr Taiapa being sanctioned for exercising his rights o...

7. Wright v CAC 10056 & Woods [2011] NZREADT 21 [pdf, 169 KB]

   ...received the building report. They then took steps with their solicitor to have the Burts’ fix some problems identified in the building report but this did not include anything to do with the roof. [10] Ms Wright said that on 20th April 2010, in response to a further request from the Woods about the boundary, she sent them by e-mail an aerial photograph (document 101 in the bundle) in which she said “Here is an aerial photograph. This should help you work out the boundaries”....

8. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand v CAL2012-E000627 [2013] NZCOP 9 [pdf, 168 KB]

   ...$4,419.25. The Parties’ Submissions The Applicant [17] The Applicant filed detailed written submissions. They are summarised below under the heading “Discussion and Findings”. The Respondent [18] The Respondent filed a one-page response to the Application, in an email from a Hotmail address. In her response, the Respondent said that her daughter had previously downloaded “a few songs” from uTorrent, having been told by her friends, and informed by the site itself,...

9. [2014] NZEmpC 114 Maharaj v Recon Professional Services Ltd [pdf, 108 KB]

   ...required under the Privacy Act 1993. (7) In the interests of fairness & natural justice, once ALL the information request herein is received, and having had the chance to evaluate it, there will be further appropriate, applicable relevant response to your correspondence of 3 June 2011 which does not give sufficient details of the allegation contained therein. Yours faithfully … [16] Mr Maharaj said that his letter was delivered to Recon on 8 June 2011. [17] Mr Murray wa...

10. Quin v REAA & Knaptondocx [2012] NZREADT 13 [pdf, 221 KB]

    ...to provide the complainants with proper information about an accessway. More specifically, the Committee found the following aspects of the licensee’s behaviour contributed towards its finding of unsatisfactory conduct: [a] The licensee’s response to the complainants’ specific question about the location of the boundaries meant that it was reasonable for the complainants to understand from her gestures that the nine wire fence marked the eastern boundary; [b] The licensee t...