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1. IPT Annual Report 2011 [pdf, 456 KB]

   ...Hence reference is made to balancing the national interest and the rights of individuals. “Producing” decisions includes considering files, conducting hearings and writing decisions that resolve issues in a fair, impartial, lawful and humane manner. “Publishing” decisions includes making our decisions accessible and understandable to the parties, the profession, researchers, appellate courts, the executive, the public, and being accountable for our decisions in variou...

2. [2007] NZEmpC AC 52/07 General Distributors Ltd v National Distribution Union [pdf, 91 KB]

   ...roles transferred to Foodtown Manukau on 16 July 2007. The remaining Manurewa employees working in online shopper roles, with the exception of 3 employees, transferred to Foodtown Sylvia Park on 23 July 2007. [10] Aston Moss, the General Manager Human Resources, employed by Progressive Enterprises Limited, the parent company of the plaintiff, gave evidence that in addition to the online shopping business that is being transferred, the plaintiff intends to transfer the remainder o...

3. [2019] NZEmpC 121 Shaw v Bay Of Plenty District Health Board [pdf, 544 KB]

   ...issue had also been discussed recently, with the DHB stating it could not advise Ms Shaw what steps had been taken, for privacy reasons. • The letter went on to raise the dismissal grievance, in some detail. It also alleged breaches of the Human Rights Act 1993. [51] After referring to this letter, the Authority noted it had required Ms Shaw to file an affidavit setting out her evidence with regard to the asserted personal 10...

4. [2021] NZACC 119 - Koloni v ACC (03 August 2021) [pdf, 238 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. 12 [48] An approach which has been repeatedly...

5. Child witnesses in the New Zealand criminal courts [pdf, 795 KB]

   ...witnesses: Past and future. International Journal of Police Science & Management, 4(4), 315-322. Carter, C., Bottoms, B. L., & Levine, M. (1996). Linguistic and socioemotional influences on the accuracy of children's reports. Law and Human Behaviour, 20(3), 335-358. Cashmore, J., & Trimboli, L. (2005). An evaluation of the NSW child sexual assault specialist jurisdiction pilot. Retrieved from http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/bocsar/ll_bocsar.nsf/vwFiles/r57.pdf/$fi...

6. Your guide to legal aid [pdf, 774 KB]

   ...breach of contract (for example, a hire-purchase agreement) – defamation – bankruptcy or insolvency. • matters dealt with by some tribunals and specialist courts, such as: – Employment Relations Authority – Environment Court – Human Rights Review Tribunal – Legal Aid Tribunal – Māori Land Court 10 – Refugee Status Branch – Immigration and Protection Tribunal – Social Security Appeal Authority – Taxation Review Tribunal – Tenancy Tribunal....

7. [2023] NZEnvC 003 Judgeford Environmental Society Incorporated v Wellington Regional Council [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...Holder shall notify GWRC, Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira Inc, and Taranaki Whānui (PNBST) (only if relevant to Fill Site 2 works) and Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga (Heritage New Zealand) as soon as possible, but within twenty-four hours. If human remains are found, the New Zealand Police shall also be contacted. The Consent Holder shall allow the above parties to inspect the site and in consultation with them, identify what needs to occur before work can resume. Notification mu...

8. [2010] NZEmpC 154 Villegas v Visypak (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 68 KB]

   ...load off the floor which was in a wet and dangerous state. Mr Jackson complained that if he had not taken evasive action and braked when he did, he was certain that a serious accident would have occurred. [6] When Mr Lloyd and Ms Tania Cotton, Human Resource Manager, met with Mr Villegas and his support person on 11 August 2008, Mr Villegas initially denied that the incident had taken place and then was emphatic that he had not been told by anyone that the floor scrubbing was goi...

9. D-G Conservation - EiC - N R Dunn - Freshwater Ecology (5 Feb 2021) [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...consideration of physiological and behavioural effects on fish. 30. I disagree with Dr Allibone (his paragraph 45) that salmonids are the greatest threat to non-diadromous galaxiids. Rather I consider the alteration to the hydrological environment by human activities, in addition to natural flow variation, to be the greatest threat in those catchments containing non-diadromous galaxiids. 31. This is because fish are aquatic vertebrates, requiring aquatic habitat to complete thei...

10. Ngati-Wehi-Wehi-CIA-19-October-2022-v2.pdf [pdf, 3.9 MB]

    ...serve as a foundation for action. A kaupapa is a set of shared beliefs, principles, and plans those individuals have agreed to use as a guide for their actions. The earth gave birth to all life after it emerged from the water. Trees, birds, and humans all grow and are nourished by the land. Māori are born from Papatuānuku's womb and to return there after death. The earth gives birth to people's emotional, intellectual, and spiritual lives daily, even thought is considere...