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1. Minority of New Zealanders experience majority of crime

   Māori form 26 percent of the most highly victimised people, almost twice as high as their proportion of the New Zealand adult population, according to the Ministry of Justice’s latest report Highly Victimised People. The report comes off the back of the New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey, which was released earlier this year, where 8,000 New Zealanders over 15 years of age were interviewed in March-October 2018 about their experience of crime. The report focuses on the four percent of New Z...

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2. Budget 2020 investment in the family court

   ...durable resolution of care of children disputes. This investment will help to address delays in the Family Court, which will be exacerbated by COVID-19. The Family Court (Supporting Families in Court) Legislation Bill will take effect on 1 July 2020. It forms part of the $62 million package and will restore the right to legal representation at the start of a care of children dispute in the Family Court and allow parties to those proceedings, where eligible, to access legal aid. The Family Court...

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3. International Human Rights Guidelines

   ...these processes and strengthen human rights in New Zealand.  While some parts of the Guidelines will be more relevant for the lead agencies for individual human rights treaties and reports, most agencies will be involved in RIF processes in some form, as a subject-matter agencies. These Guidelines will be updated as needed. The Guidelines consist of four sections, covering an overview and each key area of the RIF process. Section 1: An overview of international human rights in New Zealand...

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4. Human Rights Act 1993

   ...– application by plaintiff for return of certain documents – allegation by plaintiff of theft and destruction of documents – importance of maintaining Tribunal’s file intact – Public Records Act 2005, ss 17 and 18 Mullane v Attorney-General (Request for Documents) [2020] NZHRRT 14 Access to Tribunal file – complaint referred back to Human Rights Commission for mediation – statutory attachment of confidentiality to mediation – effect on open justice principle and on media acces...

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5. [2010] NZEmpC 2 National Distribution Union Inc v Capital and Coast District Health Board [pdf, 37 KB]

   ...service will tend to give employees greater security of employment. Employees will generally work most efficiently. It will also reduce the costs faced by an employer in replacing employees who leave. Such rewards/incentives can take a variety of forms including increased pay but also, pertinently for the purposes of this case, more holidays, whether as a one-off reward upon attaining a specified longevity or an annual reward of a holiday after passing a milestone or mi...

6. [2011] NZEmpC 51 Health and Body Clinic Ltd Ors v Zhao [pdf, 118 KB]

   ...the statement of claim that the Employment Relations Authority has attempted to force him and his wife to make good on payments from the company accounts after being advised months prior that the business had closed and had no funds. 8. I informed Mr Arnesen that I would reserve my decision on the matter as I wished to check a point relating to the Authority’s jurisdiction and that I would issue a judgment next week. Having now heard the submissions from Mr Arnesen I have revi...

7. [2010] NZEmpC 93 Ecocover (NZ) Ltd & Anor v Dunn [pdf, 36 KB]

   ...to and annexed the letter of 2 April 2009 containing the without prejudice offer of settlement. The letter otherwise outlined attempts to settle the matter between counsel for the parties before mediation. Counsel for the plaintiffs requested promptly that the without prejudice communications be removed. Counsel threatened that if they were not removed costs would be sought and an application would be made to the Authority to exclude such evidence. This proposal was re...

8. [2012] NZEmpC 58 Evolution E-Business Ltd v Smith [pdf, 110 KB]

   ...disbursements reasonably incurred. I invited the parties to endeavour to reach agreement on the costs issue, failing which I set a timetable for 1 [2011] NZEmpC 109. filing memoranda. I also requested the defendant to attach receipted invoices to his memorandum together with an appropriate explanation of the services provided by his lawyers. [2] Settlement did not prove possible and the memoranda filed by the parties raised n...

9. [2008] NZEmpC AC 8/08 Taylor & Anor v von Tunzelman [pdf, 39 KB]

   ...$40,000, this to be paid by Mr Taylor as employer. [9] In the Authority’s “good faith” report to the Court it has reached the following conclusions: • Any criticism of the plaintiffs’ conduct could only relate to the Authority’s request for the provision of documents about commissions. • Not only did Mr Taylor fail to supply the material that he had agreed to but there was no explanation for that failure or request to have further time or be excused from the obliga...

10. [2008] NZEmpC AC 16A/08 Postal Workers Association v NZ Post Ltd [pdf, 39 KB]

    ...their own motor vehicles and are paid a per kilometre amount for their use, in accordance with the rates set out in the CA. [7] Before NZ Post will make any vehicle reimbursement payment to a postie that postie must be a party to the VUA, the form of which has evolved somewhat over the years. Matters covered by the VUA include the circumstances for reimbursement for the use of the vehicle, the conditions for the use of the vehicle, insurance and accidents. The relevant terms of t...