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1. Gray v Accident Compensation Corporation (Causation) [2023] NZACC 152 [pdf, 233 KB]

   ...over the MRI images with Michelle and talked to her about discogenic pain, the natural history and the various treatments available. Michelle told me that she is significantly disabled by her pain and has reassured me that she has tried conservative care without success to date. [17] Dr Hill also referred the appellant to Mr Taha, a Dunedin neurosurgeon who saw the appellant on 17 July 2020. [18] In his report of the same day, Mr Taha said: She was leaning deep into a sink on 24 J...

2. Arndt v Accident Compensation Corporation (Appeal) [2022] NZACC 244 [pdf, 221 KB]

   ...process. That required removing the bung from the drum of TEL/TML and inserting a pickup tube, checking that the TEL/TML had been extracted, and then closing the bung and returning the drum to storage. While performing that task, operators would wear protective white clothing and forced air respirators. [4] Mr Arndt smoked up to 20 cigarettes per day from his late teens until he was 40 years old. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he developed squamous cell cancers, predominan...

3. LCRO 68/2023 QB v VN (5 September 2024) [pdf, 190 KB]

   ...threaten expressly or by implication, to make an accusation against Ms VN and/or [Company A] or to disclose something about her or the company for any improper purpose, in breach of r 2.7 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Rules): and (b) did Mr QB’s statement go further than merely summarise views as to the likely consequences for Ms VN’s company in breaching his client’s employment agreement and breaching the Health and Safety...

4. FS v Accident Compensation Corporation (Work-related gradual-process injury) [2024] NZACC 135 (15 August 2024) [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...requires her to maintain a high level of concentration. We will see how she does over the coming year once she starts work. [5] In 2016, the appellant was dismissed from her job and she started experiencing episodes of anxiety. She was under the care of her GP and received counselling. In 2017, her brother died. Her GP diagnosed PTSD and adjustment disorder and prescribed Sertraline and Triazolom (later changed to Quetiapine). She was cleared to return to work in 2018. [6]...

5. Adoption in Aotearoa New Zealand: Summary document - Tongan [pdf, 332 KB]

   ...faka'apa'apa'i. • Ke fakapapau'i 'oku tauhi pau 'e Aotearoa e kotoa 'a hono ngaahi fatongia fakavaha'a pule'anga, tautautefito ki he UN Convention on the Rights of the Child pea mo e Hague Convention 'on the protection of Children pea mo e Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. 4 Ko e hā 'a e ohi? Ko e ohi 'i Aotearoa New Zealand 'oku fakahoko ia 'i he malumalu 'o e Lao 'e 3. Ko e k...

6. Breaking the inter-generational cycle of family violence and sexual violence [pdf, 8.4 MB]

   ...with their lives. 12 Many of the services needed (for example, alcohol and drug services) are not readily available. Children exposed to violence do not generally receive help if the violence they are exposed to has not escalated to the justice or care and protection system. There are few services in place to mitigate the life-long impacts exposure to violence has on child wellbeing. 13 Family and sexual violence cost New Zealand between $4 billion and $7 billion each year and place a...

7. LCRO 14/2023 BW and Company A Limited v PK and OJ (31 August 2023) [pdf, 430 KB]

   ...firm) as Mr BW. [6] The complaint was referred to the [Area] Standards Committee [X] (the Committee). The Committee found that Mr BW had breached each of rr 6.1, 6.1.2 and 6.1.3 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Rules) and determined that Mr BW had engaged in unsatisfactory conduct by reason of those breaches. It imposed a fine of $6,000 and $500 costs. [7] Mr BW seeks review of that decision. Background [8] The complaint...

8. LCRO 149/2023 HV v BQ (2 April 2024) [pdf, 401 KB]

   ...A, a summary of the instructions the applicant had received from CRSL on behalf of the respondent, namely to commence legal proceedings against EQC and the insurer; (b) in Appendix B, an “information for clients” sheet setting out the client care information required by the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Rules); (c) in Appendix C, the applicant’s “standard terms of engagement” as a lawyer; 5 (d) a draft statement of claim...

9. Speaking about cultural background at sentencing: section 16 of the Criminal Justice Act 1985 [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...of the general population, we think that part of the answer to the problem is to place more emphasis on the use of alternatives to imprisonment for Mäori offenders. This in fact is one of the major motivations behind the new sentences of community care3… It is also proposed that Mäori offenders appearing before the Court for sentence should be entitled to have a person who is familiar with the case advise the Court on the offender’s family circumstances and cultural background and on ot...

10. Proactive-release-of-political-donations-consultation-materials-FINAL.pdf [pdf, 12 MB]

    ...identified that would outweigh the reasons for withholding it. No. Document Comments 1 Consultation submissions (277) – members of the general public (275) and various targeted stakeholders (2) Some information withheld under section 9(2)(a) to protect the privacy of natural persons. Some of the organisations who provided submissions have already published their submissions online, which are not included in this proactive release. The organisations and their submissions are...