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1. Research on the effectiveness of police practice in reducing residential burglary part 9 [pdf, 145 KB]

   ...were over 17 when they started. • Most informants were first convicted of burglary in their teens. • Twenty-four of the 28 informants had been convicted of a range of offences before their most recent conviction for burglary. • Most informants claimed to have only one previous conviction; seven acknowledged two or more convictions, and four said that their current burglary conviction was their first conviction. • All informants were teenagers when they were first convicted of an off...

2. [2009] NZEmpC AC 2/09 Lewis v Howick College Board of Trustees [pdf, 25 KB]

   ...place and to provide a concise and ordered list or index of those documents produced and make that available to the party seeking disclosure (see Reg 42(3)). [3] Relevance, however, provides a good ground for the refusal to disclose documents requested in the notice requiring disclosure. Relevance is defined in Reg 38(1) as follows: 38 Relevant documents (1) For the purposes of regulation 37 and regulations 40 to 52, a document is relevant, in the resolution of any proceedin...

3. Steedman v Steedman – Owhaoko D6 Section 3 (2012) 20 Takitimu MB 230 (20 TKT 230) [pdf, 155 KB]

   ...rather as an investment and accordingly the legislative provisions relevant to the retention, utilisation and development of Māori land had limited application in the current circumstances. For completeness I record counsel’s submission of a request that a separate application by the trustees for a change of status of the land to General land be adjourned sine die. Case for the objectors [12] Both Steedman brothers oppose the application citing cultural and historic reasons an...

4. CAC20003 v Cooper [2013] NZREADT 44 [pdf, 26 KB]

   ...obligation under the Act (and was under the 1976 Act as well) to retain funds in trust for 10 working days unless expressly authorised in writing to release the funds early by the parties to the transaction. There is little room in this area for claims of mere carelessness or oversight, as a licensee either has written authorisation or does not. In the six transactions referred to in the charges, the defendant did not have authorisation and was, therefore prohibited from withdrawing any...

5. Wyatt v CAC 10040 & Barefoot & Thompson [2012] NZREADT 22 [pdf, 110 KB]

   ...alternative, the appellant submits that the calculations regarding costs put before us on behalf of the second respondent are incorrect in several respects. [11] The appellant maintains that his complaint that the second respondent used an out of date form of agreement for sale and purchase meant that his complaint had substance so that there could be no justification for the concept of increased costs as put for the second respondent. The appellant adds, that having paid the second...

6. Regulatory Impact Statement on proposed LINZ fees regulations under the marine and coastal area takutai moana 2011 act [pdf, 88 KB]

   ...deliver under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 (the Act). The fees will be set in regulations made under the Act. The services provided by LINZ relate to a new regime under the Act for the granting of interests in reclaimed land formed from the common marine and coastal area. LINZ and the Minister of Land Information have new responsibilities to assess and determine applications relating to such interests. Seven services provided by LINZ will be subject to fees. Th...

7. [2008] NZEmpC AC 35/08 Webb v New Zealand Tramways and Public Passengers Transport Union Inc [pdf, 30 KB]

   ...the union’s. [5] Mr Webb was, however, not entirely unsuccessful on that second application to the Authority to vary its timetable. The Adjudicator refused the union’s application for a particularly tight timetable and acceded to Mr Webb’s request that the greatest possible time be allowed for each of the steps in the electoral process leading to a meeting of the union’s National Council on the last day possible under the rules. [6] Mr Webb then, on 4 August, a...

8. Finau v Tangilanu [2014] NZIACDT 96 (01 October 2014) [pdf, 184 KB]

   ...circumstances are set out fully in that decision (which can be located on the Ministry of Justice website: www.justice.govt.nz). [2] In summary the circumstances giving rise to the complaint were: [2.1] The complainant engaged Ms Tangilanu to assist with a request for a visa. She lodged the request and Immigration New Zealand requested further information. At that point, Ms Tangilanu’s licence expired, so she could not respond to Immigration New Zealand. The loss of her licence preclu...

9. ZU v PJ LCRO 136/2012 (26 May 2015) [pdf, 48 KB]

   ...two payments were made to the rates account for the [X] Road property. One of those payments made by Ms ZU, the other by Mr PJ. The effect of the double payment was to create a credit in the rates account. [7] Another residential property also formed part of the estate’s assets (the [Y] property). [8] Settlement of the estate was finalised in October 2011. At that time, the issue of the overpayment came into focus. Mr PJ deducted from the settlement sum to be paid to Ms ZU,...

10. Auckland Standards Committee v Ram [2014] NZLCDT 76 [pdf, 103 KB]

    ...in Issue 3 “Yes”. Issue 4 - Was the non-compliance wilful or reckless? [30] We consider that the Standards Committee has made out a strong case to infer the non-compliance is wilful or reckless. He has an obligation to comply with lawful requests of the Standards Committee. His correspondence is lengthy, tangential, self-serving and evasive. [31] Section 7(1)(a)(ii) defines wilful or reckless breaches of the Rules or the Act as misconduct. [32] Thus the Standards Committ...