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1. BM v CT [2024] NZDT 620 (10 July 2024) [pdf, 217 KB]

   ...by J Ltd to M Ltd over the years was $13,500.00. There was a dispute about the fees charged by M Ltd and the work done for J Ltd. This was the subject of a complaint to the Professional Conduct Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 2023. The complaint was rejected, although it was noted that there remained a fee dispute which would be better dealt with in the civil courts. In May 2024 J Ltd paid the remaining outstanding fees were paid in full, but under protest, in an ef...

2. [2024] NZEmpC 236 Devine v Heart Kids NZ Ltd [pdf, 204 KB]

   ...analysed to conclude that it would have been clear to the employer that grievances were being presented for resolution. 5 Chief Executive of Manukau Institute of Technology v Zivaljevic [2019] NZEmpC 132; Taniwha v Te Runanga o Toa Rangatira Inc [2023] NZEmpC 140 [2023] ERNZ 545. 6 Zivaljevic, above n 5, at [36]. 7 At [36]. 8 At [37]. [36] Taniwha adopted the analysis in Creedy and Zivaljevic. I agree with Creedy, Zivaljevic and Taniwha. [37] The difficulty confron...

3. Review of legislation including reference to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi

   ...Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 s 4(1)(f) Oranga Tamariki 5 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act 2000 s 6(d) Plant Variety Rights Act 2022 ss 4 and 54 Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment 6 Organic Products and Production Act 2023 ss 4 and 5(1)(b) Ministry for Primary Industries 7 Kainga Ora-Homes and Communities Act 2019 ss 4, 10, 11(1)(b)(i) and Schedule 1, clause 12(2) Urban Development Act 2020 s 4 and Schedule 3, Clause 1(4)(c) Ministry of Housing and Urba...

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4. Tomokia Ngā Tatau o Matangireia: Constitutional Kaupapa Inquiry (WAI 3300)

   ...Prime Minister and Cabinet. Other agencies and Ministers may also have a direct interest in the Inquiry, and some may play a more active role at different stages of the Inquiry. Back to top Ngā kaupapa kua pahemo | What has happened so far? In April 2023, the Tribunal commissioned four pou tikanga and three pou ture Pākehā to produce a report on a tikanga- and Treaty-compliant process for hearing the relevant claims in this inquiry. Waihoroi Shortland, Dame Naida Glavish, Associate Professo...

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5. [2024] NZEmpC 44 Maheta v Skybus New Zealand Ltd [pdf, 266 KB]

   ...been supplied, in others that what was asked for never existed or no longer existed, and some requests were rejected as irrelevant. The defendant did not formally object to the notice requiring disclosure. [9] Matters rested there until 20 June 2023 when the plaintiff applied for an order that the defendant comply with its disclosure obligations. Not surprisingly, the grounds of the application relied on the notice previously served and acknowledged 1 Maheta v Airbus Express L...

6. Johnston v Accident Compensation Corporation (Work-related gradual-process injury) [2024] NZACC 54 [pdf, 261 KB]

   ...bilateral lateral and medical epicondylalgia, and with signs of bilateral tight flexor and extensor muscle bellies. [24] In November 2021, Ms Johnston resigned from the Corporation and took up a position with a power company. [25] On 29 January 2023, Dr Gary Collinson, Musculoskeletal Specialist, addressed Ms Johnston’s diagnosis and whether her diagnosis was due to work. Dr Collinson noted Ms Johnston’s two previous concussions. He observed that there was no clinical eviden...

7. Regulatory Systems Amendment Bill [pdf, 218 KB]

   ...payment. 2 No. Act Amendment Expected Impacts 4. Enable a coroner to close an inquiry if they become satisfied that the death was from natural causes. Improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Coroners Court, which in 2023, was experiencing wait times of on average 1024 days to close an inquiry. Deliver more timely outcomes of family and whānau and ensure that coronial resource is directed to inquiries into sudden and unexplained deaths. This wil...

8. 20240806-FINAL-Proactive-Release-Sentencing-Reform-Tranche-One.pdf [pdf, 2.1 MB]

   ...the proposed approach for two of the Government’s sentencing commitments: the design of a sliding scale for early guilty pleas and the addition of a new aggravating factor that addresses sole charge workers; and 1 Briefing dated 29 November 2023. IN CONFIDENCE 3 4.2. develop options to mitigate risks relating to more complex sentencing commitments (capping sentence discounts, limiting discounts for youth and remorse and removing concurrent sentences for offending whist on...

9. [2024] NZEmpC 133 Gumbeze v The Chief Executive of Oranga Tamariki – Ministry for Children [pdf, 422 KB]

   ...challenges to two determinations of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN BIGSON GUMBEZE Plaintiff AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF ORANGA TAMARIKI – MINISTRY FOR CHILDREN Defendant Hearing: 30 October 2023 – 2 November 2023 and 16 November 2023 (Heard at Auckland) Appearances: D Fleming, counsel for plaintiff RM Butler and DT Smith, counsel for defendant Judgment: 24 July 2024 JUDGMENT OF JUDGE K G SMITH...

10. The-costs-of-crime-victimisation-in-Aotearoa.pdf [pdf, 2 MB]

    ...New Zealand show that victims of crime have poorer health, labour market and well-being outcomes. The New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey 3 (NZCVS) has been collecting nationwide data about the experience of crime since 2018. In six cycles until 2023, the NZCVS has interviewed more than 42,000 adults using a consistent methodology (Ministry of Justice, 2024). The survey shows that the level of victimisation is strongly associated with life satisfaction and feelings about safety. While ther...