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1. TD v MT [2024] NZDT 173 (10 April 2024) [pdf, 225 KB]

   ...late September 2022 to cover his rent until he moved out in mid-October 2022. 6. TD is now seeking $6,160.00 which he says is for 22 weeks out of 25 that MT did not pay rent. 7. There was no attendance at the hearing by MT. He was aware the matter was listed for hearing, and he sent in some documentation to the Tribunal. At the scheduled hearing time, the Tribunal made two attempts to contact MT on the number he had provided to the Tribunal. The call was not answered and went thr...

2. Waitangi Tribunal Wai 2540 2.5.4 Department of Corrections and Reoffending Prisoners Claim [pdf, 605 KB]

   ...significant prejudice to Maori but that there are inherent limits to what correctional and other state interventions can reasonably achieve. 20. Further, the Crown submits that they are undertaking a range of measures that are in substance directed at matters which are raised by the applicant and an inquiry which makes recommendations as sought would not substantially assist the Crown to reduce Maori over-representation and re-offending. It is submitted that there are both ongoing and na...

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

   ...District Courts Rules | 1 Regulatory Impact Statement Discovery procedure: changes to the High Court Rules and District Courts Rules Agency Disclosure Statement This Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) has been prepared by the Ministry of Justice. The RIS provides an analysis of options to reduce the cost and inefficiencies of the procedure of discovering documents during civil litigation in the High Court and District Courts. Discovery is the process of a party disclosing...

4. OIA-102998.pdf [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   Legal Services Commissioner Justice Centre I 19 Aitken Street I DX SX10125 I Wellington T 04 918 8800 I F 04 918 8820 lsc@justice.govt.nz 18 April 2023 Our ref: OIA 102998 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Duty lawyer operational policy Thank you for your email of 1 March 2023 to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry), in which you request for information about the revised duty lawyer operational policy as part of a pilot under the Criminal Process Improvement...

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

   ...District Courts Rules | 1 Regulatory Impact Statement Discovery procedure: changes to the High Court Rules and District Courts Rules Agency Disclosure Statement This Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) has been prepared by the Ministry of Justice. The RIS provides an analysis of options to reduce the cost and inefficiencies of the procedure of discovering documents during civil litigation in the High Court and District Courts. Discovery is the process of a party disclosing...

6. Judicial-Appointments-Protocol-HC-February-2025 [docx, 86 KB]

   ...and declare the law of New Zealand. The independence of the judiciary is a fundamental element of New Zealand’s constitutional arrangements. The essential element of the principle of judicial independence is that Judges should be able to decide matters according to law free of all inappropriate pressures. This constitutional principle is reflected for Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court Judges in the Constitution Act 1986, and has general application in other laws and convention...

7. Regulatory Impact Statement: Unilateral cancellation of voluntary time payment arrangements for unpaid fines [pdf, 733 KB]

   1 Regulatory Impact Statement: Tribunal Enhancements: Agency Disclosure Statement 1. This Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) has been prepared by the Ministry of Justice. It provides an analysis of options to improve the efficiency of 29 Ministry of Justice administered tribunals1. 2. The following are constraints in the regulatory impact analysis:  Assumptions have been made in relation to the costs of the new Accident Compensation Appeal Tribunal. The Ministry has consider...

8. BM v X Ltd [2020] NZDT 1583 (23 June 2020) [pdf, 128 KB]

   ...presented in the hearings to date. 7. The issue to determine is whether the Disputes Tribunal has the jurisdiction to hear this claim. Does the Disputes Tribunal have the jurisdiction to hear this claim? 8. The Disputes Tribunal can only hear matters over which it has jurisdiction. The Tribunal’s jurisdiction is limited to claims in contract and quasi-contract; torts with respect to damage, loss or CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 2 of 3 recovery of property. It does not hav...

9. Guidelines for self-represented applicants [pdf, 182 KB]

   ...as a Court, the CEIT is not a Court, and is not bound by rules of Court, or by the Evidence Act 2006. This allows the Tribunal a high degree of flexibility in carrying out its functions. This flexibility is limited by the requirements of natural justice, and by the need for the Tribunal to make decisions based on evidence and the law. Jurisdiction The Tribunal has the power to decide disputes between claimants and their insurers (including EQC) about claims made for damage from the C...

10. BT Ltd v X Ltd [2022] NZDT 131 (8 September 2022) [pdf, 106 KB]

    ...counterclaim filed by X Ltd is in part for BT Ltd charging for public holidays when the business was closed. 8. It appears there are sufficient grounds for a determination to be made whether this is an employment relationship. 9. It is therefore a matter that must first be decided by the ERA whether this is part of an employment relationship dispute. The Employment Relations Authority has exclusive jurisdiction to determine whether a relationship is for employment and until that i...