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[2016] NZSSAA 014 Reference No. SSA 072/15 IN THE MATTER of the Social Security Act 1964 AND IN THE MATTER of an appeal by XXXX of Auckland against a decision of a Benefits Review Committee BEFORE THE SOCIAL SECURITY APPEAL AUTHORITY Ms M Wallace - Chairperson Mr K Williams - Member Lady Tureiti Moxon - Member DECISION ON THE PAPERS Introduction [1] The appellant appeals against a decision of the Chief Executive upheld by a Benefits Revie...
...rule, which says that if a party releases the first tortfeasor from liability that will also discharge the liability of any other tortfeasor. A “release” includes reaching a settlement with the first tortfeasor.1 10. Cooke P in the Court of Appeal decision of Brooks v New Zealand Guardian Trust Co Ltd2 discussed at length whether the release rule continued in New Zealand law or whether section 17 of the Law Reform Act 1936 had also removed or altered this rule.3 Having reviewed the...
...TOTAL 320 3.7 2 Category 4 Statistics (Excluding Public Defence Service) Number of Providers Average Assignments per Provider Median Assignments per Provider Alexandra 1 1.0 1 Auckland 47 1.4 1 Blenheim 6 2.5 1 Christchurch 24 1.6 1 Court of Appeal of New Zealand 107 1.5 1 Dunedin 4 2.0 2 Gisborne 10 2.9 3 Greymouth 1 1.0 1 Hamilton 11 2.6 2 Hastings 4 1.3 1 Hutt Valley 3 1.7 2 Invercargill 3 1.3 1 Kaikohe 8 1.3 1 Kaitaia 3 1.0 1 Levin 1 1.0 1 Manukau 34 1.7 1 Masterton 3 1.7 1 Morr...
...reduction of one position. The delivery model for legal support services would also change, with the establishment of two legal support hubs – one in Manukau and one in Wellington. It is proposed that the PDS reduce the size of the current standalone Appeals Team, with a corresponding decrease in the number of Court of Appeal and Supreme Court cases that the PDS can accept each year. PDS lawyers with the required Appellate listing would still represent clients at appeals. The proposal also se...
Contents Judicial Decisions Online (JDO) provides a searchable database of judgments and decisions sourced from New Zealand Courts. The purpose of JDO is to make a greater number of New Zealand's Senior Courts' (Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court) and Specialist Courts (Employment Court, Māori Appellate Court and Māori Land Court, Environment Court) judicial decisions, and the reasoning behind them, available to the public as efficiently and widely as possible. Generally deci...
...addiction treatment, see the Ministry of Health's website. To find out about the Family Court's role in the process, see the information below. On this page: Reviewing a patient’s treatment Urgent review of patient’s compulsory treatment status Appealing the judge’s decision Reviewing a patient’s treatment When a person is accepted for compulsory treatment for severe substance addiction, the clinician in charge signs a Compulsory Treatment Certificate and treatment begins. Within...
...creditor to pay by instalments or you can apply for enforcement action on yourself, so the debt is being paid. If you disagree with the decision made in a judgment order, you can contact the Court or Tribunal, where the original order was made, to file an appeal. Here are the links to the courts process around how to apply for an appeal: Civil Court Disputes Tribunal Tenancy Tribunal Motor Vehicle Dealer Disputes Employment Court Weathertight Homes Environment Court Human Rights Review Tribun...
...articulated by the Supreme Court in Almond v Read [2017] NZSC 80 guide the exercise of the discretion when considering an application to extend time. 3 While the Supreme Court was engaged with the question of an extension of time for filing an appeal, we accept the factors listed are of general application in any situation where a court is asked to extend time. The factors inform the ultimate question whether the exercise of discretion to grant the extension serves the interests of...
BARBICAN SECURITIES LTD v AUCKLAND COUNCIL IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision No. [2024] NZEnvC 164 IN THE MATTER an appeal under s 120 of the Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN BARBICAN SECURITIES LIMITED (ENV-2022-AKL-000214) Appellant/ Applicant AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge L J Semple sitting alone under s 279 of the Act Hearing: In Chambers at Wellington (on the papers)...
...were unusual. [12] The Court was advised on 28 June that the abatement notice had been withdrawn by the Council. The withdrawal of the abatement notice itself can lead to either the Court striking out the proceedings or the withdrawal of the appeal. Those steps are not automatic, and the appeal was not withdrawn until 3 August, after the Court had set the matter down for a judicial telephone conference. [13] Ms Prendergast, for the s 274 parties, filed a memorandum on 30 July indi...