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1. LCRO 36/2023 TL v RY and SK (4 July 2024) [pdf, 180 KB]

   ...Western society”; (d) abuse of privilege; 5 (e) historical cases of unnecessary imprisonment, impliedly because of the improper actions of Crown Prosecutors. (f) the Committee’s decision being “… the best example of sickness in the human species I have seen”; (g) an allegation of “… bias, predetermined outcomes, and potentially lying…” on the part of the Committee; (h) the abuse of absolute power by the Committee; (i) apparently pre-emptively, the LCRO being...

2. General Standards Committee 2 v Baker and Yoon [2019] NZLCDT 1 [pdf, 191 KB]

   ...trust account supervisor he had failed woefully in his obligations. [35] More serious, however, is the submitting of false certificates to the NZLS in the knowledge of the misuse of funds by Mr Baker. [36] While the Tribunal can appreciate the human response and loyalty displayed by Mr Yoon to his colleague and mentor, Mr Baker, that is no excuse for what was a gross breach of his professional obligations. [37] Mr Yoon needs to understand that as a member of a professional body wi...

3. Waller v Accident Compensation Corporation (Suspension of Entitlement) [2022] NZACC 235 [pdf, 272 KB]

   ...section 20(2)(e) to (h)). Section 25(1)(a)(i) provides that “accident” means a specific event or a series of events, other than a gradual process, that involves the application of a force (including gravity), or resistance, external to the human body. Section 25(3) notes that the fact that a person has suffered a personal injury is not of itself to be construed as an indication or presumption that it was caused by an accident. [23] Section 65 of the Act provides: (1) If the C...

4. [2023] NZEmpC 140 Taniwha v Te Runanga O Toa Rangatira Inc [pdf, 261 KB]

   ...2021, the Rūnanga had advised Mr Taniwha he would need to be vaccinated as a result of the promulgation of the Order. [9] Detailed reference was made to a conversation which took place on 10 November 2021 between Mr Taniwha and the Rūnanga’s human resources manager, Mr Tamaki, for which the Authority had a transcript. In summary, the Authority recorded that Mr Taniwha had been told the Rūnanga considered that relevant staff needed to be vaccinated by 15 November 2021 or have r...

5. Proactive release of Cabinet papers and minutes relating to supporting the delivery of the 2020 election due to the change of election date and COVID-19 [pdf, 2.1 MB]

   ...General Election. A waiver of the 28-day rule is sought. Compliance 9. The Order complies with the following:  the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi;  the rights and freedoms contained in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993;  the principles and guidelines set out in the Privacy Act 1993;  relevant international standards and obligations; and  the Legislation Guidelines (2018 edition), which are maintained by the Legislation Design and...

6. KXBK v GVH [2019] NZIACDT 74 (1 November 2019) [pdf, 195 KB]

   ...adviser of the details of the complaint and invited his explanation. 8 Adviser’s explanation to Authority [42] On 31 January 2018, the adviser responded to the complaint. He denied all the allegations. He accepted having made a simple human error in not noticing the provision in the employment agreement allowing part-time employment, but stated that the omission did not meet the threshold for the tort of negligence. It would not have made any difference to the outcome of...

7. [2010] NZEmpC 156 Raukura Hauora o Tainui Trust v Nathan [pdf, 53 KB]

   ...A disciplinary meeting was arranged with Ms Nathan and her support person, Ms Louise Darroch of the Mangere Community Centre, for 21 February 2008. The plaintiff was represented by Ms Blomfield, Tutata Matatahi and the plaintiff’s Human Resources Manager, Mr Bill Martin. When asked at that meeting who actually did the banking, Ms Nathan said that the banking timetable had been given to the receptionists but she never did the banking and she was not clear who did. Ms B...

8. [2012] NZEmpC 143 George v Auckland Council [pdf, 131 KB]

   ...paragraph 31 of the statement of claim please state: …(ii) the date when each of the nine persons who had been incorrectly treated as contractors was employed by the plaintiff; (iii) the person or persons amongst the plaintiff’s managers and human resources personnel who employed as contractors each of the nine persons who had allegedly been incorrectly treated as contractors; … (v) how the alleged potential tax liability of $380,000 was calculated; (vi) the inform...

9. [2015] NZEmpC 121 Morgan Schofield v Transit Coachlines Ltd [pdf, 110 KB]

   ...where, after referring to art 7 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, ratified by New Zealand on 28 December 1978, the Court made the observation: 4 The right to annual holidays on pay is therefore a fundamental human right of employees. ... [13] Mr Cranney did not refer to any authorities on the issue but he gave a number of practical examples to illustrate his principal submission that during school holidays the plaintiffs were not on unpaid lea...

10. Brunton v Accident Compensation Corporation (Leave to appeal to the High Court) [2023] NZACC 217 [pdf, 212 KB]

    ...committing a crime. Is it true anyone who commits fraud is guilty of treason? Anyone who conceals a crime preventing justice is a conspirator? Is it not true anyone who willingly carries out war crimes under orders are complicit in crimes against humanity, therefore guilty of treason? • What is the point in having a legal system if it does not uphold the Law and is used as a weapon against the people it claims to serve? If the legal system is merely a tool to hide and allow othe...