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1. Frequently asked questions - Legal Needs Survey

   ...manage small businesses. This information will be used to identify new services or policy changes to better help small businesses resolve issues and disputes. What survey method was used? Telephone interviews were conducted between September and December 2023, with 5,390 adults. Interviews lasted 30 minutes on average, though this was slightly longer for those who also took part in the small business survey. To gain useful insights into the legal needs of Māori and Pasifika people, the survey...

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2. Ministerial Advisory Group for Victims of Retail Crime

   ...spent eight years at Woolworths Australia where he held various leadership roles in their property group. He holds degrees in commerce and law from Deakin University. Carolyn Young is the Chief Executive Officer of Retail New Zealand, which she joined in 2023. Previously she was Chief Executive of Special Olympics New Zealand (2018 - 2023) and Netball Central Zone (2013-2018). She also has extensive experience as an independent financial adviser. She holds a BA from Victoria University of Welli...

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3. [2024] NZEmpC 25 Roberts v The Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections [pdf, 280 KB]

   ...JOHN ROBERTS v THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS [2024] NZEmpC 25 [23 February 2024] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA TĀMAKI MAKAURAU [2024] NZEmpC 25 EMPC 233/2023 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER OF an application to strike out proceedings BETWEEN JOHN ROBERTS Plaintiff AND THE CHIEF EXE...

4. [2024] NZREADT 27 - BL & DL v REAA (20 August 2024) [pdf, 276 KB]

   ...The Agreement for Sale and Purchase (ASP) was dated 17 November 2021, and subsequently amended to 22 December 2021, following the negotiations. [10] After the offer was accepted, the RV of the property was increased to $2,710,000. [11] In March 2023, the applicants made a complaint to the agency. COMPLAINT TO AUTHORITY [12] On 6 August 2023, the Authority received a complaint from the applicants about the licensees and the agency. [13] In summary, the applicants alleged that:...

5. Waitemata DHB v Shalini Sharma (Work Related Gradual Process) [2023] NZACC 39 [pdf, 176 KB]

   IN THE DISTRICT COURT AT WELLINGTON I TE KŌTI-Ā-ROHE KI TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA [2023] NZACC 039 ACR 64/22 UNDER THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 2001 IN THE MATTER OF AN APPEAL UNDER SECTION 149 OF THE ACT BETWEEN WAITEMATA DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD Appellant AND SHALINI SHARMA Respondent Hearing: On the papers Judgment: 14 March 2023 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE P R SPILLER [Work-related gradual process injury - s 30, Accident Com...

6. Hunter v Accident Compensation Corporation (Late filing to the District Court) [2025] NZACC 28 (18 February 2025) [pdf, 170 KB]

   ...file a Notice of Appeal against the Reviewer’s decision within 28 days after the date on which the Reviewer provided a copy of the review decision to him. The Reviewer’s decision was dated 20 December 2022, which left a date of 17 January 2023 for the filing of the Notice of Appeal. In the event, the Notice of Appeal was filed on 22 January 2025. This Court is now being asked to exercise its discretion to allow a longer time for filing the Notice of Appeal (in terms of sectio...

7. Mitchell v Corrections [2024] NZHRRT 13 [pdf, 176 KB]

   ...AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Ms SJ Eyre, Chairperson Mr JS Hancock, Deputy Chairperson Ms SB Isaacs, Member Ms L Ashworth, Member REPRESENTATION: Ms K Mitchell in person Ms S Leslie for defendant DATE OF HEARING: 17 – 18 October 2023 DATE OF DECISION: 28 March 2024 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL1 [1] In late December 2019 and early January 2020, Ms Mitchell made five separate information privacy requests under the Privacy Act 19932 (‘the Act’) to the Ch...

8. OIA-120850-part-1.pdf [pdf, 872 KB]

   ...Delivery https://www.justice.govt.nz/about/official-information-act-requests/oia-responses/ Table 1: Number of people with finalised charges for selected theft offences, by offence type, from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2024 Offence Type 2021 2022 2023 2024 Section 219: theft 5,093 4,867 5,880 6,607 Section 220: theft in a special relationship 105 106 98 98 Section 220A: theft of livestock 7 2 10 11 Section 221: theft of animal 3 2 0 0 Total 5,208 4,977 5,988 6,716 Notes: • T...

9. MC v Q Association [2024] NZDT 317 (24 April 2024) [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...of fitness without the need to reactivate the Extractor Fan. The date of SB’s email is unclear, but the parties agree that it was sent after The Local Council received MC’s report letter. CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 2 of 5 6. On 12 July 2023, MC sent the Q Association an email outlining the work he had done for the Q Association to resolve the Extractor Fan issue with The Local Council, and noted that he had effectively saved the Q Association in excess of $27,000 that would hav...

10. [2025] NZREADT 17- IL v Irvine (29 May 2025) [pdf, 212 KB]

    ...the lease was formally terminated on about 14 March 2022. Complaint to Authority [10] On an unknown date, the complainant made a complaint against the licensee to the Authority. [11] It was referred to the Committee which on 30 November 2023 found unsatisfactory conduct by the licensee, based on breaches of rr 5.1, 6.2 and 6.3 of the Real Estate Agents Act (Professional Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2012 (the Rules) and s 136 of the Act.2 The breaches of the Rules related...