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1. Proactive release - Security Information in Proceedings Legislation Bill.pdf [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   © Crown Copyright, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Hon Kris Faafoi Minister of Justice Proactive release – Security Information in Proceedings Legislation Bill Date of issue: 7 December 2021 The following documents have been proactively released. Some information has been withheld on the basis that it would not, if requested under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), be released. Where that is the case, the relevant section of the OIA has been note...

2. SN v VO Ltd [2021] NZDT 1679 (29 October 2021) [pdf, 231 KB]

   ...which KM has access to. She also said she had the paper copy at the safety meeting on 10 June 2021. 14. I accept SN’s account in relation to this matter as her account was supported by documents produced and her own records of time spent on matters. KM’s recollection was the meeting only took one hour. I place more weight on SN’s recollection as she recorded it in her spreadsheet to keep track of her hours. KM did not produce any evidence of recording the length of the meeting...

3. LCRO - 2014 annual report [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...compensation and a fine was reversed. 2 This refers to actual numbers of completed review without taking into account when the review applications were filed. 6 Annual Report 2o~41 Legal Complaints Review Officer o 2 decisions referring matters to the Disciplinary Tribunal were reversed. o In one further matter a publication order was reversed. • 22 decisions were referred back to the Standards Committee for reconsideration. o ~ was referred back and the finding of unsatisf...

4. LCRO - 2015 annual report [pdf, 210 KB]

   ...filed has relatively insignificant impact on the ability of the office to make inroads into the backlog. It has been noted in previous reports, that the procedural design of the Act has been a factor which has contributed to unnecessary delay. Three matters warrant attention: (1) The current legislation promotes the commendable objective of ensuring that parties have easy access to the complaints process. However, a number of reviews are being filed where the applicant presents as h...

5. OIA-111433.pdf [pdf, 4.9 MB]

   Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street DX SX10088 | Wellington T 04 918 8800 | F 04 918 8820 ContactUs@justice.govt.nz | www.justice.govt.nz 9 May 2024 Our ref: OIA 111433 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: Request for briefings Thank you for your email of 15 April 2024 requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), copies of 3 briefings. Specifically, you requested: I request a copy of the following three briefings provided to (then) Incoming Asso...

6. Proactive release - Privacy Bill: Approval for Supplementary Order Paper and draw down of Budget 2014 tagged contingency [pdf, 925 KB]

   © Crown Copyright, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Hon Andrew Little Minister of Justice Proactive release – Privacy Bill: Approval for Supplementary Order Paper and draw down of Budget 2014 tagged contingency Date of issue: 28 May 2020 The following documents have been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circular CO (18) 4. Some information has been withheld on the basis that it would not, if requested under the Official Information Act 1...

7. Research report: Without notice applications in the Family Court [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...Nan Wehipeihana, Kellie Spee and Shaun Akroyd Research Evaluation Consultancy Limited – a member of the Kinnect Group Without Notice Applications in the Family Court A research report prepared for the Ministry of Justice Acknowledgements Thank you to the parents and grandparents who participated in this research. Your contribution to the research was invaluable and deeply aided our understanding of the motivations and dr

8. 2017 NZSSAA 052 (15 September 2017) [pdf, 238 KB]

   ...Income [2007] NZSC 55, the Supreme Court said a Benefits Review Committee is a decision-making body effectively acting in the Chief Executive’s stead; [14.4] despite Benefits Review Committees not being independent tribunals, rules of natural justice apply; [14.5] the use of false names deprived appellants of their right to natural justice, as they could not ascertain whether the members were validly appointed, involved previously in the decision they were reviewing (required...

9. [2019] NZEmpC 166 GEA Process Engineering Ltd v Schicker [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...GEA PROCESS ENGINEERING LIMITED v TONY SCHICKER [2019] NZEmpC 166 [18 November 2019] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA TĀMAKI MAKAURAU [2019] NZEmpC 166 EMPC 195/2018 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN GEA PROCESS ENGINEERING LIMITED Plaintiff AND TONY SCHICKER Defendant Hearing: 15 April 2019 (Heard at Aucklan...

10. Thomas v Ministry of Social Development (Strike-Out Application) [2019] NZHRRT 39 [pdf, 234 KB]

    ...under s 74 has not resulted in a settlement (s 82(1)). In VUW v Accident Compensation (Jurisdiction Objection) [2014] NZHRRT 26 the Tribunal at [11] set out the statutory process: [11] The circumstances in which the Tribunal has jurisdiction to hear matters under the Privacy Act are not unlimited. Indeed they are tightly circumscribed by ss 82 and 83 of the Act. This is fully explained in Director of Human Rights Proceedings [NKR] v Accident Compensation Corporation (Strike Out Applic...