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1. 2020 NZPSPLA 006 [pdf, 60 KB]

   ...of his character, circumstances or background. [4] Mr Watson did not attend the hearing and has not responded to the Police complaint. Based on the evidence provided by the Police I am satisfied that Mr Watson is no longer suitable to be a responsible security employee. I consider the appropriate penalty is to suspend Mr Watson’s certificate of approval. [5] Mr Watsons certificate of approval is therefore suspended until 14 September 2020 when it will expire. Mr Watson may...

2. BORA Venture Capital Fund Bill [pdf, 94 KB]

   ...establishes a Venture Capital Fund (VCF). The purpose of the VCF is to increase the venture capital available to New Zealand’s entities, and to develop venture capital markets to function more effectively. 5. The Bill sets out the mandate and responsibilities of the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation (the Guardians) in administering the VCF. The Bill requires the Guardians to invest the VCF in accordance with best-practice investment management, subject to the specific requireme...

3. 8 july 2021 Statement from Chief Coroner Judge Deborah Marshall [pdf, 135 KB]

   ...privileged to have worked with such dedicated colleagues in the Coroners Court.” During her time as Chief Coroner, Judge Marshall has investigated many of New Zealand’s most high-profile coronial cases, including leading the coronial response to the Whakaari/White Island eruption and the Christchurch Masjid Attacks. But the many cases without a national profile that she has investigated are equally important. “The work coroners do in making recommendations and commen...

4. 2021-06-15 Directions - PC7 - Scope, Priorities, Consents & Regulatory Officers, RPS [pdf, 258 KB]

   ...jointly empanelled witnesses. I am told that the evidence and submissions are tentatively scheduled for  Monday 28 June 2021.     2. The court has requested ORC consents and regulatory officers comment on any draft provisions addressing  the priorities topic. The planners are to file their response by Tuesday 22 June, with ORC consenting and  regulatory officers to respond by Thursday 24 June.   It occurs to me that unless th...

5. 2021-06-15 Directions - PC7 - Scope, Priorities, Consents & Regulatory Officers, RPS 2 [pdf, 258 KB]

   ...jointly empanelled witnesses. I am told that the evidence and submissions are tentatively scheduled for  Monday 28 June 2021.     2. The court has requested ORC consents and regulatory officers comment on any draft provisions addressing  the priorities topic. The planners are to file their response by Tuesday 22 June, with ORC consenting and  regulatory officers to respond by Thursday 24 June.   It occurs to me that unless th...

6. Remuneration Authority Legislation Bill (PCO 22600/11.0) [pdf, 269 KB]

   ...(''the Bill of Rights Act"). 2. We have concluded that the Bill appears to be consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the Bill of Rights Act. 3. The Bill would amend the Remuneration Authority Act 1977 and six other Acts to transfer responsibility for determining the remuneration for various judicial officers from the Cabinet Fees Framework to the Remuneration Authority. 4. The Bill follows an independent review which concluded that the power to set the remu...

7. OIA-98286.pdf [pdf, 135 KB]

   ...the Act under section 2(6)(b). I am therefore refusing your request under section 18(g)(i) of the Act as the information is not held by the Ministry of Justice, nor any other agency subject to the Act. Should you have any concerns with this response, I would encourage you to raise these with the Ministry of Justice. Alternatively, you are advised of your right under section 28(3) of the Act to also raise any concerns with the Office of the Ombudsman. The Ombudsman may be contacte...

8. [2022] NZACC 160–Taylor v ACC (22 August 2022) [pdf, 124 KB]

   ...$185.00 Total: $4,606.30 [4] In seeking costs band to 2B of the District Court Rules has been chosen. [5] Mr Cox on behalf of the appellant has emailed the registry on 11 August 2022 as follows: We do not have instructions to file any response to the memorandum filed on behalf of ACC. [6] In all of the circumstances as they are known to the Court, the costs sought by the respondent are fair. Accordingly, the appellant is ordered to pay costs and disbursements of $46...

9. 2022 NZPSPLA 014.pdf [pdf, 72 KB]

   ...advising him that a decision on the Police complaint would be made on the papers given his incarceration. If he objected to the process, he was to notify the Authority by 14 April 2022; he has not done so. He was in the alternative directed to file a response to the complaint, or seek an extension, by 22 April 2022. [4] As Mr Winiata-Kelly has not responded to the Authority’s directions, I cannot be satisfied that he is any longer suitable to be a security worker. Accordingly, hi...

10. 2022 NZPSPLA 015.pdf [pdf, 73 KB]

    ...therefore a mandatory ground for cancellation of Mr Wright’s certificate of approval. [4] Mr Wright was advised that he could apply for waiver from disqualification under s 64 of the Act. However, he has neither applied for waiver nor filed any response to the police complaint. In addition, he did not attend the scheduled hearing. [5] Based on the evidence before me I am satisfied that one or more grounds for disqualification now apply to Mr Wright and because of this he is...