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1. [2015] NZSAAA 02, (30 January 2015) [pdf, 37 KB]

   ...records show that in May she was told on four occasions that she needed to supply verified evidence of her mother’s income before her application could be progressed – twice during phone conversations and twice by mail. She was warned that this information needed to be received by the end of November (ie before the end of her course) “or we 2 won’t be able to process your application, and your Student Allowance will be declined”. A further letter in identical terms wa...

2. Powell - Tunapahore 6 (2015) 118 Waiariki MB 150 (118 WAR 150) [pdf, 188 KB]

   ...Te Kaha in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. The main part of the block comprising 541.3294 hectares is administered as an ahu whenua trust and the Māori Trustee is the responsible trustee. There are 6 advisory trustees who assist that office to perform their role. [2] The remaining 74.0575 hectares is administered as Māori reservation set aside as a recreation area, landing place, fishing ground, timber reserve and place of historic and scenic interest for the common use and benefit...

3. [2015] NZEmpC 71 Knapp v Locktite Aluminium Specialities Ltd [pdf, 174 KB]

   ...factory floor]” but declined to explain why and confirmed that the Suttons should go ahead with the termination of his employment and “fill out the paperwork.” [8] The Suttons did not immediately “fill in the paperwork” as Mr Knapp had requested. Rather Mrs Sutton asked the company’s human resources adviser to speak to Mr Knapp. Mr Knapp advised the human resources adviser that he required a minimum of 25 hours of work each week and that he would not sign anything un...

4. [2008] NZEmpC AC 52/08 Lee v Minor Developments Ltd t/a Before Six Childcare Centre [pdf, 49 KB]

   ...she was causal an additional six percent holiday pay each week. They discussed Mrs Lee’s availability to relieve. She said she was available on any day except Friday. Mrs Lee took away the agreement but did not return it in spite of several requests by Ms Alispahic. Ms Alispahic was adamant she did not offer Mrs Lee full-time or permanent employment. [11] The defendant produced a copy of the one page casual employment agreement relied on by Ms Alispahic. The first part of t...

5. Barfoot & Thompson v CAC 20003 [2014] NZREADT 48 [pdf, 51 KB]

   ...phoned Mrs Smith directly, identifying himself as a Barfoot & Thompson agent and mentioned that he may have an offer. Mrs Smith proceeded to tell Mr Littler how many offers had been made and approximately how much they were for. Mrs Smith also informed Mr Littler that their tenants had given notice and the vendors (Mr and Mrs Smith) wanted to sell the property before they needed to re-tenant it. Mr Littler then informed Mrs Smith that he and his wife were the prospective purchasers...

6. [2016] NZEmpC 19 O'Shea (Labour Inspector) v Pekanga O Te Awa Farms Ltd [pdf, 247 KB]

   ...the Labour Inspector; yet ongoing breaches occurred. Given that context, the Authority determined that a penalty of $7,500 should be ordered for the failure to pay minimum wages and holiday pay; and $10,000 for a failure to provide records on request. [54] In Labour Inspector v Viewbank Dairy Limited, 15 a company employer failed to comply with an Improvement Notice relating to the production of records. The multiple breaches involved were a failure to maintain wage and time r...

7. Regulatory Impact Statement Enabling Service Transformation in Courts and Tribunals [pdf, 77 KB]

   RIS - Enabling service transformation in Courts and Tribunals 1 Regulatory Impact Statement Enabling Service Transformation in Courts and Tribunals Agency disclosure statement This Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) has been prepared by the Ministry of Justice. It provides an analysis of proposals to enable and govern the use of electronic technology in courts and tribunals. The proposed changes are expected to benefit court users and the public more generally by removi

8. Regulatory Impact Statement discovery procedure high court and district court rules changes [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...discovering documents during civil litigation in the High Court and District Courts. Discovery is the process of a party disclosing documents to the opposing side during litigation. The RIS assumes discovery is beneficial because it allows parties to formulate their claim and consider whether it is worthwhile proceeding with litigation. A significant constraint is that the Ministry of Justice does not gather data on the total number of discovery orders made. Discovery costs to bu...

9. [2007] NZEmpC CC 2/07 Mackway-Jones & Anor as Trustees of the Family Start Support Services (Invercargill) Trust v Clark [pdf, 51 KB]

   ...date on which the Authority found he was due to start work. [10] The second distinction is that the position of Manager of the Trust will almost certainly come to an end in the very near future. As I indicated earlier, the Trust was formed in an effort to continue the Family Start Programme in Invercargill following the demise of the earlier trust. The permission from the Minister of Health to establish the Trust limited its operation to the period up until 1 July 2007. I...

10. Regulatory Impact Statement discovery procedure high court and district court rules changes [pdf, 216 KB]

    ...discovering documents during civil litigation in the High Court and District Courts. Discovery is the process of a party disclosing documents to the opposing side during litigation. The RIS assumes discovery is beneficial because it allows parties to formulate their claim and consider whether it is worthwhile proceeding with litigation. A significant constraint is that the Ministry of Justice does not gather data on the total number of discovery orders made. Discovery costs to bu...