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1. HH v NC [2024] NZDT 53 (29 February 2024) [pdf, 93 KB]

   ...ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 53 APPLICANT HH RESPONDENT NC APPLICANT'S INSURER J Ltd The Tribunal orders: NC is to pay J Ltd $2,858.19 on or before Wednesday 20 March 2024. Reasons: 1. On 25 January 2023, there was a collision between HH’s [ute] and NC’s campervan on a bridge on the [highway]. The collision occurred when NC tried to move from the right-hand lane into the left-hand lane in which HH was travelling. The impact caused dam...

2. BX v F Ltd [2024] NZDT 12 (21 February 2024) [pdf, 131 KB]

   ...RESPONDENT F Ltd The Tribunal orders: 1. BX’s claim against F Ltd is dismissed. 2. BX must pay F Ltd $160.00 by 4pm on 13 March 2024. Reasons: 1. The applicant parked in a carpark monitored by the respondent on 21 August 2023 and received a parking ticket for unauthorised parking for an amount of $160.00. The applicant seeks a declaration of non-liability for an amount of $305.00 which includes the amount of the parking ticket, penalty charges for non-payment and...

3. IO v XU & M Ltd [2024] NZDT 279 (5 March 2024) [pdf, 100 KB]

   ...APPLICANT IO RESPONDENT XU SECOND RESPONDENT M Ltd The Tribunal orders: 1. The claim is dismissed. 2. The counter-claim is dismissed. Background 1. IO and XU were involved in an accident on [a beach] on 5 December 2023. 2. IO was driving [car 1]. XU was driving [car 2] that is owned by his employer M Ltd. 3. The front centre of [car 1] collided with the left front corner of [car 2] causing extensive damage to both vehicles. The accident o...

4. MS v L Ltd [2024] NZDT 284 (20 March 2024) [pdf, 171 KB]

   ...(Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL [2024] NZDT 284 APPLICANT MS RESPONDENT L Ltd The Tribunal orders: The claim is dismissed. Reasons 1. MS purchased an induction cooktop from L Ltd on 7 January 2023 and says it cracked on 11 October (9 months later). He approached L Ltd who told him it was not deemed a manufacturing fault saying it was impact damage where something was dropped on it. They told him a replacement hob top would...

5. KL v D Ltd [2024] NZDT 92 (1 February 2024) [pdf, 94 KB]

   ...“soft” and “firm”. KL developed a pain in his shoulder in about May 2022, and received medical treatment. He discovered that a different mattress did not result in the same pain, and so bought a new one. He requested a partial refund in August 2023, of 80% from D Ltd for the mattress bought from it, but D Ltd were unwilling to provide a refund. He said that he thought the mattress was actually a “firm” mattress and it had been misdescribed. KL filed a claim in the Disputes...

6. Review of the Firearms Registry - Terms of Reference [pdf, 198 KB]

   ...review is part the broader Government commitment to firearms reform this Parliamentary term and provide the basis for any changes to the Arms Act and the Arms Regulations related to the Registry requirements. 2. The Registry was launched on 24 June 2023 by the Firearms Safety Authority, with a five-year implementation approach.1 It aims to create a digital record of the possession of firearms, major firearm parts, and other specified arms items to help: • stop the diversion of fi...

7. Hill v Accident Compensation Corporation (Interest) [2025] NZACC 5 (13 January 2025) [pdf, 156 KB]

   ...Judge McGuire which stated that this current appeal (ACR 001/22) was to trail the appeal ACR 218/ 22 and if in fact there remained live issues in respect of ACR 001/22 they could be heard at the hearing of appeal ACR 218/ 22. [11] On 20 December 2023 Judge Spiller determined appeal ACR 218/22 and recorded ACR 001/22 was adjourned. [12] In his decision Judge Spiller considered the recalculation of interest on the weekly compensation for three set periods: (a) 28 January 2005 t...

8. 20240301-Smokefree-Environments-and-Regulated-Products-Amendment-Bill.pdf [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...principal Act) and the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act 2022 (the Amendment Act). 5. Specifically, the Bill reverses the following three main changes to the principal Act that came into force on 1 January 2023 via the Amendment Act: a. The retail reduction scheme which would have required retailers of smoked tobacco products to be approved by the Director-General of Health in order to sell smoked tobacco products from 1 July 2024, and limi...

9. KB v ZA [2024] NZDT 524 (16 July 2024) [pdf, 101 KB]

   ...replacement options necessarily involve an aspect of betterment. If KB puts a new engine in the vehicle he will have a better, and more valuable, vehicle. c. Part of the loss will be covered by KB’s insurance. 3 Zhou & Zhang v Watson [2023[ NZHC 2328 4 Section 27 CCLA CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 3 of 4 d. KB contributed to the loss by failing to take reasonable steps to ascertain the condition of the vehicle before purchase. 22. ZA is to pay KB $4,000.00....

10. EI v Q Ltd [2024] NZDT 322 (18 April 2024) [pdf, 91 KB]

    ...The applicant seeks half the cost of reinstating the back boundary fence after a fire at the respondent’s property and half the cost of a new boundary fence on the side of her property. Both boundaries abut the respondent’s property. [2] In May 2023 the respondent’s residential rental premises were engulfed in a large fire essentially destroying the property. The respondent claims the fire was caused by its tenants’ use of a dehumidifier. This fire also destroyed the back boundary...