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1. MAG-Final-report-on-workstream-1.pdf [pdf, 622 KB]

   ...to 2023 shows a worsening trend with a 48 percent increase in reported victimisations, matched to a 23 percent decline in total sentences. This is statistically significant for both indicators. While there have been exceptions to this general statement, both indicators have deteriorated since 2019 (relative to 2015). Suffice to say 2015 is not a significant year, merely, providing a reference Ministerial Advisory Group for Victims of Retail Crime 8 point. • While burg...

2. CORNELIUS Grant Charles (CSU 2011 AUK 001161) [pdf, 235 KB]

   ...District Serious Crash Unit; from Irene Flynn, friend and farm employee; Mr Lumsden the Health and Safety Inspector at the time with the Department of Labour, now with Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment. There were a number of other statements handed up including those who attended the scene consisting of (David Cornelius and Michael Nicklin.) [6] There were other statements made by attending police, medical evidence including post mortem and toxicology reports. Both t...

3. [2025] NZEmpC 28 IDEA Services Ltd v Wills [pdf, 328 KB]

   ...further letter to Ms Wills, reminding her of the termination of her employment and advising her that her final pay would be paid as soon as possible. [32] On 10 January 2022 Ms Wills raised a personal grievance for unjustified dismissal and a wage claim. IDEA denied the grievance and that any wages were owing. The Authority found in favour of Ms Wills [33] After setting out the relevant evidence, the Authority determined that the work performed by Ms Wills was covere...

4. [2025] NZEmpC 207 Lyttelton Port Company Limited v Maritime Union of New [pdf, 336 KB]

   ...unnecessary and cumbersome to repeat the phrase “hearing, sight and respiratory conditions” in the second sentence. [66] Supplementing that submission, Mr Mitchell said that cl 10.1 is descriptive of duties under HSWA but goes no further than a statement that the parties must adhere to the law. Similarly, cl 5.5 was said to add nothing material to understanding cl 10.3. [67] MUNZ’s case is that if its interpretation of cl 10 is accepted, it follows that LPC does not enjoy a...

5. [2020] NZEnvC 024 Panuku Developments Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA Court: Hearing: Counsel: Date of Decision: Date of Issue: IN THE MATTER AND BETWEEN AND AND Decision No. [2020] NZEnvC 02-4- of the Resource Management Act 1991 of an appeal pursuant to s 120 of the Act PANUKU DEVELOPMENT AUCKLAND LIMITED (ENV-2018-AKL-000176) Appellant AUCKLAND COUNCIL Respondent R Peters and R Bannan R Dexter and A Modrow N Smith P Lange L Whiley s 27 4 parties Envir

6. Covid-Priority-W.pdf [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   ...first day of the hearing that the Crown and claimants had engaged in discussions and negotiations without involving interested parties with full participation rights. Judge Stone therefore granted leave for those interested parties to file amended statements of claim. The purpose of this invitation was to ensure that the priority inquiry could continue in the instance that the Crown and claimants reached agreement between themselves, and therefore concluded that the inquiry was no longer n...

7. BORA Customs and Excise Bill [pdf, 231 KB]

   ...of defendants to exonerate themselves. Presumptions in relation to certain matters 91. Clause 407 of the Bill provides that in any proceedings under the Act instituted by the Crown, 21 every allegation made by or on behalf of the Crown in any statement of claim, statement of defence, plea, or charge in relation to any of the following matters is presumed to be true unless the contrary is proved: a. the identity or nature of any goods b. the value of any goods for duty c. the co...

8. [2017] NZEmpC 99 The NZ King Salmon Co Ltd v Slotemaker [pdf, 150 KB]

   ...system used to staff the farm worked. An arrangement was made for his first day of actual work to be 27 January 2016, which was the beginning of one of the shifts on the sea farm. The issues [24] The parties identified the issues in a joint statement. For proceeding EMPC 261/2016 the issues were: 1. Whether Mr Slotemaker was entitled to be paid redundancy compensation pursuant to cl 19 of his individual employment agreement with the New Zealand Salmon Co Ltd; The partie...

9. Hunia v New Zealand Police [2021] NZHRRT 12 [pdf, 164 KB]

   ...This meant that Dr PW Daniels, Consultant Psychiatrist based in Auckland and a witness for the plaintiff would have had difficulty travelling to Wellington to give evidence. [6] For the Police there were two difficulties. First, as the witness statement for Dr Daniels had only been provided by the plaintiff on 10 February 2021 (five days before the hearing), the Police required an adjournment to instruct their own consultant psychiatrist and to decide whether that person would be requ...

10. [2020] NZEmpC 99 Assoc of Professionals and Executive Employees Inc v Counties Manukau District Health Board [pdf, 299 KB]

    ...the relevant background. As Lord Hoffman said in Charter Reinsurance Company Ltd v Fagan: ... the meaning of words is so sensitive to syntax and context, the natural meaning of words in one sentence may be quite unnatural in another. Thus a statement that words have a particular natural meaning may mean no more than that in many contexts they will have that meaning. In other contexts their meaning will be different but no less natural. [36] It is clear from the authorities that...