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1. Annual Statistics

   ...court workload over the past 12 months, and are updated every six months. 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024 There were 201 new cases filed in the Employment Court from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024 compared to 162 cases filed in the same period in 2023.  The Court cleared 198 cases and the number of active cases increased from 145 to 171 at the end of the year. 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024 There were 189 new cases filed in the Employment Court from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024 c...

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2. CI v MT [2023] NZDT 514 (25 October 2023) [pdf, 211 KB]

   CI0301_CIV_DCDT_Order Page 1 of 5 (Disputes Tribunal Act 1988) ORDER OF DISPUTES TRIBUNAL District Court [2023] NZDT 514 APPLICANT CI RESPONDENT MT The Tribunal orders: 1. MT is to pay $10,795.02 to CI by 10 November 2023. 2. If $10,795.02 is not paid by 10 November 2023 then interest of $508.55 will be added for enforcement purposes. Reasons Is MT able to contest the cost of work in invoice #0939 for $7,583.10? 1...

3. [2023] NZIACDT 21 – WN v Lawlor (26 June 2023) [pdf, 140 KB]

   IMMIGRATION ADVISERS COMPLAINTS AND DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL Decision No: [2023] NZIACDT 21 Reference No: IACDT 01/23 IN THE MATTER of a referral under s 48 of the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 BY THE REGISTRAR OF IMMIGRATION ADVISERS Registrar BETWEEN WN Complainant AND JOHN DESMOND LAWLOR Adviser SUBJECT TO SUPPRESSION ORDER DECISION Dated 26 June 2023 REPRESENTATION: Registrar:...

4. O'Neill v Accident Compensation Corporation (Cover) [2024] NZACC 191 (26 November 2024) [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...___________________________________________________________________________ [1] The appellant, Isaac O’Neill claims cover for a right inguinal hernia, due to lifting a heavy couch at work. [2] The Corporation declined cover by decision dated 13 March 2023 based on the criteria in the guidelines for hernia claims (hernia guidelines) developed by the Corporation in consultation with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons taken together with all the available medical evidence....

5. Firmin v Accident Compensation Act (Rehabilitation) [2025] NZACC 071 (1 May 2025) [pdf, 223 KB]

   ...Corporation”) Judgment: 1 May 2025 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE P R SPILLER [Rehabilitation – ss 81 and 84, Accident Compensation Act 2001 (“the Act”)] Introduction [1] This is an appeal from the decision of a Reviewer dated 11 September 2023. The Reviewer dismissed an application for review of the Corporation’s decision dated 3 May 2023 declining Mr Firmin’s request to fund a side-by-side quad bike. Background [2] Mr Firmin was born in August 1961. He held...

6. 2024] NZEmpC 195 Smalley v Hamilton Hindin Greene Ltd [pdf, 297 KB]

   ...from pursuing his claims.2 HHG’s challenge [8] HHG brought a challenge to the determination, relating to the effect of one of the settlement agreements – that of 2017. [9] The challenge was the subject of a directions conference in February 2023, which led to the filing of evidence. However, in May 2023, HHG discontinued its challenge. Costs were fixed by the Court in July 2023.3 That brought the issues relating to the settlement agreements to an end. Resumption of the in...

7. [2023] NZEnvC 096 AJ & VF Barr Family Trust v Whakatane District Council [pdf, 622 KB]

   AJ & VF Barr Family Trust v Whakatane District Council IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2023] NZEnvC 096 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal under s 120 of the Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN AJ & VF BARR FAMILY TRUST (ENV-2022-AKL-022) Appellant AND WHAKATĀNE DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge J A Smith Environment Commissioner RM Bartlett Environment Commissioner KA Edmo...

8. French v Accident Compensation Corporation (Causation and Entitlement to Surgery) [2023] NZACC 212 [pdf, 243 KB]

   IN THE DISTRICT COURT AT WELLINGTON I TE KŌTI-Ā-ROHE KI TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA [2023] NZACC 212 ACR 154/23 UNDER THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 2001 IN THE MATTER OF AN APPEAL UNDER SECTION 151 OF THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT BETWEEN ROBERT FRENCH Appellant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: 11 December 2023 Heard at: Hamilton/Kirikiriroa Appearances: The Appellant in person Ms F Becroft for the Respond...

9. [2023] NZEnvC 173 New Zealand Transport Agency - Waka Kotahi [pdf, 183 KB]

   RE NEW ZEALAND TRANSPORT AGENCY – WAKA KOTAHI IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT WELLINGTON I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA Decision No. [2023] NZEnvC 173 IN THE MATTER of a direct referral of applications for resource consents and notices of requirement under sections 87G and 198E of the Resource Management Act 1991 for the Ōtaki to North of Levin Project BY NEW ZEALAND TRANSPORT AGENCY-WAKA KOTAHI (ENV-2023-WLG-005) Applicant Court: Judge B P D...

10. People discharged without conviction December 2023 [xlsx, 89 KB]

    ...property) or make other orders/sentences that are given to people who are convicted (eg disqualification from driving). Contents: Table 1: Number and percentage of finalised charges with a discharge without conviction outcome, by offence type, 2014 - 2023 Table 2: Number and percentage of people with a discharge without conviction outcome, by offence type, 2014 - 2023 Table 3: Number of people with a discharge without conviction outcome, by court, 2014 - 2023 Table 4: Number and percent...