Search Results

1. Memorandum of counsel in support of waivers [pdf, 221 KB]

   ...wishing to become involved in a direct referral proceeding. 30. In relation to the request that certain procedural steps be scheduled now, this is intended to assist prospective parties to plan for the process ahead. Any potential prejudice will be addressed by Horizons and the Transport Agency being required to advise prospective parties of these dates at an early stage. 31. Further, the Transport Agency proposes to bring forward the proposed date for the filing and service of it...

2. Exemptions from Family Dispute Resolution report [pdf, 337 KB]

   ...Zealand’s family justice system was reformed and changes were made to the way it assists separating couples to reach agreement about care and contact arrangements for their children. The reforms introduced the Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) service, an independent mediation service, which shifts the focus from court resolution of childcare disputes to encouraging people to reach agreement themselves. FDR consists of an assessment, to determine if people are suitable for FDR, pre...

3. Fehling v Ministry of Health (Costs) [2017] NZHRRT 39 [pdf, 95 KB]

   ...contribution to its actual costs which amounted to approximately $26,000, exclusive of disbursements. [3] In submissions dated 12 September 2017 Mr Fehling has provided the Tribunal with the first page of a letter dated 12 January 2017 from the New Zealand Insolvency and Trustee Service addressed to him. The letter confirms to Mr Fehling that he was adjudicated bankrupt voluntarily on 20 December 2016. This letter advises Mr Fehling that:  When a person becomes bankrupt, that per...

4. NTT v Gong [2019] NZIACDT 65 (12 September 2019) Sanctions [pdf, 113 KB]

   ...Tribunal upholding the complaint and will only be briefly summarised here. [5] Ms Zhinan (Cinyee) Gong is a licenced immigration adviser based in Auckland. She is an employee of Asia Pacific International Consulting Ltd. [6] The complainant, a New Zealand citizen, married another Chinese national in New Zealand. The complainant’s wife, the client, approached Ms Gong a few months after the marriage in order to obtain a partnership-based work visa application. They had alread...

5. [2020] NZEnvC 138 Eyre Community Environmental Safety Society Inc v Christchurch Regional Council [pdf, 9.3 MB]

   ...ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY SOCIETY INCORPORATED (ENV-2014-CHC-000057) Appellant CHRISTCHURCH REGIONAL COUNCIL and WAIMAKARIRI DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondents WAIMAKARIRI IRRIGATION LIMITED Applicant Court: (Then) Chief Environment Court Judge L J Newhook, now Alternate Environment Judge Judicial Settlement Conference: In Christchurch, 16 June 2020; Final drafts filed 5 August 2020. Representatives of Parties: E Chapman for the Appellant B G Williams for the Applicant M C Dysart...

6. 2023-05-19-Form-33-Connexa-and-Spark.pdf [pdf, 147 KB]

   Form 33 Notice of person's wish to be party to proceedings Section 274, Resource Management Act 1991  To the Registrar  Environment Court  Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch We, Spark New Zealand Trading Limited and Connexa Limited, wish to be a party to the following proceedings: ENV-2023-WLG-000005 Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency Topic(s): DR: DR: resource consents and notices of requirement for Otaki to north of Levin state highway project We m...

7. Turner v University of Otago (Costs) [2021] NZHRRT 48 [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...must promote, not negate the objects of the relevant statute under which it has jurisdiction. In that case the purpose of the Human Rights Act 1993 (HRA), as expressed in the Long Title, was noted to be the “better protection of human rights in New Zealand in general accordance with the United Nations Covenants or Conventions on Human Rights”. The purpose of the Privacy Act 1993 (PA 1993), as explained in the Long Title, included the promotion and protection of individual privacy in...

8. [2021] NZEmpC 35 Radford v Chief of New Zealand Defence Force [pdf, 415 KB]

   ...United States labour laws which must apply to this matter and the United States is the appropriate jurisdiction to deal with this matter. [51] Details for the NZDF’s United States-based lawyer were provided by Mr Lucie-Smith and an address for service was nominated as the New Zealand Defence Attaché, in the New Zealand Embassy in Washington DC. [52] Ms Radford’s invitation to attend mediation was declined, although the NZDF was prepared to meet her and Mr Lloyd t...

9. [2020] NZIACDT 18 - UO v Nukulasi [pdf, 92 KB]

   ...SUBJECT TO SUPPRESSION ORDER DECISION Dated 12 May 2020 REPRESENTATION: Registrar: Self-represented Complainant: Self-represented Adviser: S Laurent, counsel 2 PRELIMINARY [1] Mr UO, the complainant, was in New Zealand unlawfully. He and his wife instructed Ms Elena Nukulasi, the adviser, who advised him to apply for a discretionary visa. She did not make the application until more than one year after being instructed and even then, she sent...

10. Adoption in Aotearoa New Zealand: Summary document - Large print [pdf, 422 KB]

    18pt Adoption in Aotearoa New Zealand: Summary document Ministry of Justice Tāhū o te Ture Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture New Zealand Government This large format text is produced under Section 69 of the NZ Copyright (Marrakesh Treaty Implementation) Amendment Act 2019. It is for your own personal use and cannot be shared with anyone else. The author and publisher reserve the right to take legal action if the Act...