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1. Human Rights Act 1993

   ...Australasian College of Surgeons (Costs) [2018] NZHRRT 33 Kapiarumala v New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference (Costs) [2018] NZHRRT 24 Meulenbroek v Vision Antenna Systems Ltd (Costs) [2015] NZHRRT 3 Costs – unsuccessful litigant in person refused legal aid – litigant in prison and without funds – relevance to award of costs McCreath v Attorney-General (Costs) [2016] NZHRRT 4 Costs – unsuccessful plaintiff a litigant in person – need for Tribunal’s processes and procedures to...

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2. [2013] NZEmpC 157 Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota Inc v Terranova Homes and Care Ltd [pdf, 343 KB]

   ...Union Nga Ringa Tota Inc v Terranova Homes and Care Ltd [2013] NZEmpC 51. Issues relating to Sch 1B of the Equal Pay Act were not pursued by the plaintiffs at hearing. [9] Remuneration is defined as meaning the salary or wages actually and legally payable to any employee. 5 [10] The Act provides that it is unlawful to refuse or omit to offer or afford any person the same terms of employment that are made available for persons of the same or substantially similar qualific...

3. [2021] NZEnvC 147 Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 2.7 MB]

   ...dense palm-like grass with dense root mass and tough rhizomes and rounded stems. It tolerates moderately cool temperatures, wind, salt, occasional submersion, wet and dry spots and is drought tolerant. It is spread by rhizomes and seed, occasionally aided by water movement. Slower spread occurs from gardens and through dumped garden waste. Often found in disturbed and open forest, shrubland, herbfield and bare harsh, hanging palm-like leaves are pleated and taper toward the point. Narr...

4. Matuku Ngati Maru Wharanui Pukehou Trust (2009) 245 Aotea MB 15 (245 AOT 15) [pdf, 306 KB]

   ...April 2009 237 Aotea MB 183, 27 July 2009 Appearances: Mr N R Milner for the trustees Mssrs R Pue, E Ngeru and D Patuwairua in person Judgment: 15 January 2010 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE L R HARVEY Solicitors: Kahui Legal, Wellington 245 Aotea MB 16 CONTENTS Introduction [1] Background [7] High Court Proceedings [10] Section 30 proceedings [11] Enforcement of obligations of trust proceedings [12] Application to create a whenua tōpu t...

5. [2018] NZEmpC 110 A Labour Inspector v Prabh Ltd [pdf, 508 KB]

   ...the three employees involved in this case but purposely ignored those obligations. As early as December 2014, an employment agreement between Prabh and one of the employees contained provisions relating to time and wages and holidays that were legally compliant and showed the defendants knew at that time of the minimum requirements for wage rates, leave and record keeping. Later, in February 2015, a Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) Client Service Advisor, act...

6. NG v Accident Compensation Corporation (Suspension of entitlements) [2024] NZACC 143 [pdf, 352 KB]

   ...income. Her children have also suffered from her lack of income. None of these symptoms were evident before her accident in 1997. (b) She could not get out of bed for weeks on end, requiring her husband to take time off work. She cannot legally drive because of medication and has felt so low she has attempted suicide on many occasions. She has suffered psychological trauma because of the actions of the Corporation and her case manager's bullying and harassment, making...

7. Gangs-Legislation-Amendment-Bill-Escalating-Penalties_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...t/2024/51/ Note that the copy of the Amendment Paper provided to Ministers alongside this paper has been withheld in accordance with section 131 of the Legislation Act 2019 and section 9(2)(h) of the Official Information Act 1982, to maintain legal professional privilege. 7 Gangs Legislation Amendment Bill: Released in full. Approval of Amendment Paper Cabinet Legislation Committee Minute This decision was confirmed by Cabinet on 29 July Cabinet Office 2024 [CAB-24-MIN-0269 refers]...

8. Kelly v Tall Poppies Education Limited [2024] NZHRRT 54 [pdf, 339 KB]

   ...contract with Tall Poppies, but that Mrs Perry would have wanted to make further inquiries, in order to clarify whether any child safety concerns arose. [22] As a Tall Poppies educator, the plaintiff’s role description included meeting all the legal requirements for providing home-based care according to the Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008. 5 [23] The contract expressly provides that there is no employer/employee relationship, with Ms Kelly being...

9. J v IAG New Zealand Ltd [2022] CEIT-2019-0068 [pdf, 530 KB]

   ...circumstances of the contract are considered when interpreting its terms. In this instance the contract is a homeowner’s insurance policy. The policy must be read to take account of, amongst other things: (a) the relative imbalance in understanding and legal sophistication between the parties; (b) the objective intention of the parties in offering and accepting insurance cover for a domestic dwelling; and (c) that technical, legal or jargon terms and words may be understood b...

10. Recommendations Recap Issue 16 [pdf, 498 KB]

    ...This edition includes 25 recommendations and/or comments issued by coroners between 1 April and 30 June 2018. DISCLAIMER The summaries of Coroners’ findings included in this publication have been produced by Legal and Research Counsel. The best effort to accurately summarise those findings has been made; however, they are not exact replications of the original finding. If formal reference of a finding is intended, the original finding should be...