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1. Ministry of Justice annual report 2019-20 [pdf, 9.3 MB]

   ...2019/20 milestones We host the Joint Venture Business Unit, which supports the Joint Venture on Family Violence and Sexual Violence. We lead the justice sector. We support the judiciary to deliver court services for the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court, District Court and Specialist Courts. We support 29 tribunals, allocating $192 million to authorities and committees that help New Zealanders resolve disputes, in addition to our contact centres answering more than 940,0...

2. Constitutional Advisory Panel Full Report 2013 [pdf, 4.4 MB]

   ...principles in legislation. Partly because of the differences between the texts, and also because of the need to apply the text to modern circumstances, reference is often made to the ‘principles’ of the Treaty. The President of the Court of Appeal observed in a unanimous decision that the Treaty signified a ‘relationship akin to partnership between the Crown and Māori people, and of its obligation on each side to act in good faith.’26 About 30 Acts of Parliament require decisi...

3. Ministry of Justice annual report 2018-19 [pdf, 5.2 MB]

   ...business groups: Corporate and Digital Services Operations and Service Delivery Policy Group Sector Group Strategy, Governance and Finance Joint Venture Business Unit We support the judiciary to deliver court services for the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court, District Courts and Specialist Courts. We support 29 tribunals, authorities and committees that help New Zealanders resolve disputes. We contract with over 2,000 community-based and non-governmental service providers to supp...

4. Matchitt v Butler - Matangareka 3B (2018) 189 Waiariki MB 74 (189 WAR 74) [pdf, 673 KB]

   ...be as a last resort or where the Court considers there is risk to the assets of the trust, or a serious allegation that requires the intervention of the Court, through enforcement of obligations of the trust.7 [16] In Rameka v Hall the Court of Appeal set out the general responsibilities of trustees as follows:8 [28] The general responsibilities of responsible trustees are set out in s 223 of the Act. That section refers to the following: (a) Carrying out the terms of the trust:...

5. LCRO 91/2019 CL v BK and AM (31 August 2021) [pdf, 328 KB]

   ...scope of review [79] The nature and scope of a review have been discussed by the High Court, which said of the process of review under the Act:16 … 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...

6. [2013] NZEmpC 139 NZ Post Primary Teachers’ Assn v Secretary for Education [pdf, 251 KB]

   ...of problem was filed which included as parties Mr Robert Gray and the Board of Trustees of Cambridge High School. However, in the recent decision of Secretary for Education v New Zealand Educational Institute Te Riu Roa Inc, 1 the Court of Appeal confirmed that the Secretary is both a party to and bound by a collective agreement applicable to employees of the education service. It had not been necessary, therefore, to have the Board of Trustees of Cambridge High School joined i...

7. Morrell v Wairoa-Waikaremoana Māori Trust Board - Lake Waikaremoana [2017] Chief Judge's MB 342 (2017 CJ 342) [pdf, 355 KB]

   ...a copy of Judge Wainwright’s report was provided to parties for comment prior to a final decision being issued by the Chief Judge. [28] Ms Zwaan and Mr Webster both opposed the request on the basis that in effect it amounted to an informal appeal of my recommendation and could lead to further rounds of submissions and hearings, resulting in added costs to the parties, before the matter even reached the Chief Judge. [29] I have examined the decision referred to by Mr Harman and n...

8. LCRO 80/2021 A LN and B LN v QG (9 November 2021) [pdf, 265 KB]

   ...scope of review [24] The nature and scope of a review have been discussed by the High Court, which said of the process of review under the Act:10 … 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...

9. [2011] NZEmpC 109 Evolution E Business Limited v Smith [pdf, 229 KB]

   ...that there is “no confidence in the disclosure of an [iniquity] (Gartside v Outram 2 )”, noting that the principle had been recognised by the High Court in European Pacific Banking Corporation v Fourth Estate Publications 3 and the Court of Appeal in European Pacific Banking Corporation v Television New Zealand Ltd. 4 [3] At the time of the removal, and indeed right up until 23 February 2011, Mr Smith was represented in this litigation by Mr Anthony Drake, Mr Michael O‟Bri...

10. UK v VL LCRO 142/2013 (2 September 2016) [pdf, 257 KB]

    ...scope of review have been discussed on a number of occasions by the High Court. In 2012 Winkelmann J said of the process of review under the Act:6 ... 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...