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1. OIA-101880.pdf [pdf, 9.7 MB]

   ...attached as Appendix One. This work is the first part of a planned wider review of the HRA, which is due to commence later in 2020. 16. The assessment of the HRA provisions relating to hate speech is informed by a series of targeted engagements held in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and Christchurch with representatives of population groups who are likely to experience hate speech. The population groups included Maori, Pasifika, Asian, faith-based, rainbow, young people, disabled people...

2. Nedelcu v Accident Compensation Corporation (Suspension of Entitlements) [2023] NZACC 191 [pdf, 339 KB]

   ...ACR 168/22 UNDER THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 2001 IN THE MATTER OF AN APPEAL UNDER SECTION 149 OF THE ACT BETWEEN GABRIEL NEDELCU Appellant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: 8 May 2023 Heard at: Auckland Appearances: B Hinchcliffe for the appellant I Hunt for the respondent Judgment: 27 November 2023 ___________________________________________________________________________ RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE I C CARTER [Suspensi...

3. Van Wey Lovatt v Health New Zealand (Strike-Out) [2023] NZHRRT 37 [pdf, 202 KB]

   Reference No. HRRT 013/2021 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 2020 BETWEEN AMY SUE VAN WEY LOVATT PLAINTIFF AND TE WHATU ORA - HEALTH NEW ZEALAND DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Ms GJ Goodwin, Deputy Chairperson Ms BL Klippel, Member Dr M Koloamatangi, Member REPRESENTATION: Ms K Dalziel for plaintiff Mr P White for defendant DATE OF HEARING: 27 March 2023 DATE OF DECISION: 15 November 2023 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL STRIKING OUT AMENDED STATEMENT OF CLAI...

4. Waitangi Tribunal - issue 69 of Te Manutukutuku [pdf, 2.5 MB]

   ...government appointed Scott (Labour losing office before appointments were made), who instituted a formal, legal approach. Nonetheless, the approach was short-lived. The Tribunal first sat (on Joe Hawke’s fishing claim) under the chandeliers of Auckland’s Intercontinental Hotel as though it were dealing with the Treaty of Versailles. Māori walked out and that was nearly all that the Tribunal did for the first five years. During this time I was a judge sharing chambers with Chie...

5. [2016] NZEmpC 172 Twentyman v The Warehouse Ltd [pdf, 234 KB]

   BARBARA TWENTYMAN v THE WAREHOUSE LIMITED NZEmpC AUCKLAND [2016] NZEmpC 172 [20 December 2016] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2016] NZEmpC 172 EMPC 55/2015 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN BARBARA TWENTYMAN Plaintiff AND THE WAREHOUSE LIMITED Defendant Hearing: 27, 28, 29 and 30 June 2016 (heard in Rotorua) Appearances: Plaintiff in person P Swarbrick a...

6. McDonald v Accident Compensation Corporation [2015] NZACA 14 [pdf, 207 KB]

   ...decision of 3 September 2008). She found him credible. He said that following the amputation, he was in extreme pain and could not use the artificial leg. Mr Allen, the amputating surgeon, told him the problem must be the artificial leg and an Auckland surgeon told him it was “in his head”. Before the revision surgery, Mr McDonald said he was in agony with every step but after the surgery, the pain was alleviated. Contemporary medical evidence [13] Mr Allen, the orthopa...

7. [2021] NZEmpC 146 Gafiatullina v Propellerhead Ltd [pdf, 394 KB]

   ...limbs. The circles on each level could overlap and an individual employee could have a range of responsibilities 3 Grace Team Accounting Ltd v Brake [2014] NZCA 541, [2015] 2 NZLR 494, [2014] ERNZ 129 at [84]. See also Caddy v Vice-Chancellor University of Auckland [2021] NZEmpC 129 at [16]. 4 Innovative Landscapes (2015) Ltd v Popkin [2020] NZEmpC 40, [2020] ERNZ 55 at [7]. [21] Once a client agreed to a Statement of Work for a project, the project would be allocated...

8. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - summary record 5th report (continued) [pdf, 96 KB]

   ...non-governmental human rights organizations and met with representatives of the Human Rights Commission. The Ministry had received 14 submissions, which were considered during the preparation of the final report. In light of a recommendation in the recent universal periodic review, the Government was considering ways to improve consultation with non-governmental organizations. The Ministry of Justice had met with various non-governmental organizations in late 2009 to discuss the best...

9. [2024] NZEmpC 198 Fredricsen and anor v Air New Zealand Ltd and Air New Zealand Ltd v Fredricsen and anor [pdf, 305 KB]

   ...employer’s decision to dismiss an employee was justified, the Court is often required to consider alleged disparities of treatment. 14 Matthes v New Zealand Post Ltd [1994] 1 ERNZ 994 (CA) at 997–998; see also Wiles v Vice- Chancellor of the University of Auckland [2024] NZEmpC 123 at [98]. 15 Tranz Rail Ltd v Rail & Maritime Transport Union (Inc) [1999] 1 ERNZ 460 (CA) at [26]. 16 At [27]. 17 At [27]. 18 Johnson v Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force [2019] NZEmpC...

10. KN v Accident Compensation Corporation (Cover and Suspension of Entitlements) [2025] NZACC 24 (12 February 2025) [pdf, 318 KB]

    ...ACAR 116/24 UNDER THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 2001 IN THE MATTER OF AN APPEAL UNDER SECTION 149 OF THE ACT BETWEEN KN Appellant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: 4 December 2024 Heard at: Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau Appearances: B Hinchcliff for the Appellant F Becroft for the Respondent Judgment: 12 February 2025 ___________________________________________________________________________ RESERVED JUDGMENT OF...