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1. LCRO 183/2021 WB v XD (22 July 2022) [pdf, 202 KB]

   ...scope of review [27] The nature and scope of a review have been discussed by the High Court, which said of the process of review under the Act:2 … the power of review conferred upon Review Officers is not appropriately equated with a general appeal. The obligations and powers of the Review Officer as described in the Act create a very particular statutory process. The Review Officer has broad powers to conduct his or her own investigations including the power to exercise for that...

2. LCRO 104/2018 CJ v MV (28 February 2020) [pdf, 189 KB]

   ...scope of a review have been discussed by the High Court, which said of the process of review under the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (the Act):2 … the power of review conferred upon Review Officers is not appropriately equated with a general appeal. The obligations and powers of the Review Officer as described in the Act create a very particular statutory process. The Review Officer has broad powers to conduct his or her own investigations including the power to exercise for...

3. [2016] NZEmpC 173 Lyttelton Port Company Ltd v Maritime Union of NZ Inc [pdf, 222 KB]

   ...is entitled to be informed of the timeframe within which intended strike action will take place. The amendment assists in providing clarity and certainty. [26] Mr Goldstein, counsel for the Union, also made reference to a more recent Court of Appeal decision, the New Zealand Airline Pilots’ Assoc IUOW Inc v Air Nelson Ltd. 9 This judgment considered the requirement in s 90(3)(a) that a period of notice needed to be specified which was no less than 14 days in the case of an ess...

4. 1 Cab paper Repeal of three strikes law Redacted [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...reforming offenders or reducing serious crime. Adverse impacts of the regime 18 The three strikes law has had several adverse impacts. It has attracted severe criticism for excessive and disproportionate punishment in many cases. The Court of Appeal has found sentences imposed under the regime contravene the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (Bill of Rights Act).7 19 The main effects of the regime to date are: 19.1 removal of the possibility of parole, a useful tool for priorit...

5. LCRO 73/2019 LM v NO (27 July 2020) [pdf, 224 KB]

   ...scope of review [35] The nature and scope of a review have been discussed by the High Court, which said of the process of review under the Act:9 … the power of review conferred upon Review Officers is not appropriately equated with a general appeal. The obligations and powers of the Review Officer as described in the Act create a very particular statutory process. The Review Officer has broad powers to conduct his or her own investigations including the power to exercise for that...

6. LCRO 190/2020 JG v VK (23 March 2021) [pdf, 260 KB]

   ...scope of review [37] The nature and scope of a review have been discussed by the High Court, which said of the process of review under the Act:2 … the power of review conferred upon Review Officers is not appropriately equated with a general appeal. The obligations and powers of the Review Officer as described in the Act create a very particular statutory process. The Review Officer has broad powers to conduct his or her own investigations including the power to exercise for that...

7. LCRO 72/2020 ZW v CB (29 September 2020) [pdf, 204 KB]

   ...scope of review [39] The nature and scope of a review have been discussed by the High Court, which said of the process of review under the Act:3 … the power of review conferred upon Review Officers is not appropriately equated with a general appeal. The obligations and powers of the Review Officer as described in the Act create a very particular statutory process. The Review Officer has broad powers to conduct his or her own investigations including the power to exercise for tha...

8. [2008] NZEmpC WC 21/08 Mitchell v Blue Star Print Group (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 68 KB]

   ...that the plaintiff could not recover any compensation for his physical injuries because it was precluded by the equivalent of s317 of the IPRC Act. However, this did not prevent an action for damages for wrongful dismissal. [75] The Court of Appeal approved the findings of the Chief Judge in Bint in Attorney-General in respect of the Commissioner of Police v B7. The Court of Appeal said that the Chief Judge’s remarks were “apt to be noted… because they indicate the ability...

9. LCRO 139/2020 MX v RJ and DJ (30 September 2021) [pdf, 252 KB]

   ...scope of review [32] The nature and scope of a review have been discussed by the High Court, which said of the process of review under the Act:3 … the power of review conferred upon Review Officers is not appropriately equated with a general appeal. The obligations and powers of the Review Officer as described in the Act create a very particular statutory process. The Review Officer has broad powers to conduct his or her own investigations including the power to exercise for tha...

10. LCRO 272/2016 XK v JB (24 June 2019) [pdf, 346 KB]

    ...scope of review [65] The nature and scope of a review have been discussed by the High Court, which said of the process of review under the Act:14 … the power of review conferred upon Review Officers is not appropriately equated with a general appeal. The obligations and powers of the Review Officer as described in the Act create a very particular statutory process. The Review Officer has broad powers to conduct his or her own investigations including the power to exercise for th...