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1. [2025] NZEmpC 198 Rural Practice Ltd and Abdul Jabbar v A Labour Inspector [pdf, 234 KB]

   RURAL PRACTICE LIMITED v A LABOUR INSPECTOR OF THE MINISTRY OF BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND EMPLOYMENT [2025] NZEmpC 198 [10 September 2025] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA ŌTAUTAHI [2025] NZEmpC 198 EMPC 137/2024 IN THE MATTER OF A challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN RURAL PRACTICE LIMITED First Plaintiff AND REZA ABDUL-JABBAR Second Plaintiff...

2. LCRO 223/2020 LD v BD and HW (27 May 2021) [pdf, 219 KB]

   ...8 December 2020. She said: 3 At [13] & [14]. 4 At [20]. 6 (a) The Committee was wrong to “transfer the task of determining whether there was a conduct issue to the Employment Court and or the ERA”. (b) Their purposes include addressing and resolving employment related matters. The lawyers’ disciplinary processes are to address conduct issues. (c) Ms LD’s complaint raised conduct issues on the part of both Ms BD and Ms HW. (d) The [Area] Standards Committ...

3. 3-Strikes-Proactive-Release-OIA-Requests_Final_Part4.pdf [pdf, 14 MB]

   ...Minister a bit of context about RIAs – would be great to get this back ASAP please! Regulatory Impact Statements (RIS) are politically neutral documents that belong to agencies rather than Ministers. They provide an overview of the problem being addressed, analysis of the options to address it, associated costs and benefits, consultation, and proposed arrangements for implementation and review. RIS reflect the Ministry’s views and their best advice, which means they sometimes are at...

4. BL v Accident Compensation Corporation (Overseas Personal Injury) [2023] NZACC 106 [pdf, 175 KB]

   ...August 2022. The Reviewer dismissed an application for review of the Corporation’s decision dated 19 November 2021 declining the appellant’s claim for cover for mental injury in relation to historic sexual abuse suffered by her outside of New Zealand in xx year. 2 Background [2] The appellant is a New Zealand citizen. [3] On 13 January of xx year, the appellant left for an exchange visit to Y country. The exchange had been organised via the American Field Service (AFS)...

5. WC v AU LCRO 218 / 2012 (6 June 2013) [pdf, 94 KB]

   ...Mr AU’s. Mr AU is also a barrister, and was also the original complainant to the Standards Committee. Mrs AV was a client who was funded through the Legal Aid system. Background [2] On 18 June 2010, Mr AU was instructed by the then Legal Services Agency (LSA) to act for Mrs AV, who was remanded in custody at the Auckland Women’s Prison. In March 2011, Mrs AV was granted bail. In August 2011 the bail conditions were varied to allow her to reside at a different address. [...

6. [2024] NZEmpC 219 Oliver v Biggs [pdf, 228 KB]

   ...of claim as originally filed sought a term of imprisonment because Stuart Biggs, director of the former employer, Star Moving Ltd, had not made payments, some of which were had been the subject of compliance orders. [3] Soon after substituted service of the statement of claim was effected, payment of those sums was made by Mr Biggs. The employee, Darren Oliver, accepts that seeking an order of imprisonment of Mr Biggs would accordingly no longer be appropriate. He now wishes to...

7. [2010] NZEmpC 12 NZ Tramways & Public Passengers Transport Employees' Union Inc v Wellington City Transport Limited [pdf, 48 KB]

   ...successive collective agreements, the Stagecoach Wellington Collective Employment Agreement 2005-2008 and the Go Wellington Collective Employment Agreement 2008-2010. [5] In August 2007 Mr Xie was rostered to operate and was driving a late night bus service. At the end of a run he discovered an intoxicated female passenger still on the bus and required her to leave the vehicle. Later that month, and following a complaint from the passenger, police charged Mr Xie with the offence...

8. Cabinet paper - Tyson Gregory Redman application for compensation for wrongful conviction and imprisonment: next steps [pdf, 4.4 MB]

   ...mental and emotional harm caused by the wrongful imprisonment s 9(2)(a) ('treatment costs'). subject to invoices being submitted to the Ministry of Justice and clarification provided for the basis of the treatment costs. 10. The Legal Services Commissioner has now finalised the amount of Mr Redman's legal aid debt as $32,994.41. That would bring Mr Redman's compensation for pecuniary losses to $75,294.41. 11 . In respect of compensation for non-pecuniary loss, Mr...

9. Sworn Affidavit of John Kyle [pdf, 3.7 MB]

   ...coastal processes including mitigation to offset the effects on surfing amenity within Lyall Bay; ) Management and mitigation of potential effects on natural character, and landscape values; and ) A requirement for urban amenity matters to be addressed including requirements for enhancements to (in particular) the coastal margin. Status of WIAL Runway Extension Technical Reports L 2 , In a number of areas, it is more appropriate to impose conditions which set in place envir...

10. Dr Nicholas Tony Shears - Evidence in Chief [pdf, 485 KB]

    ...The shallow band of large brown seaweeds is also evident around the coastal margin and deeper kelp forest (dark area) beneath the urchin barrens. (Imagery courtesy of Dig italGlobe; Image date : 8/12/2015). Recovery of biodiversity and ecosystem services in marine protected areas There is now strong evidence from three marine reserves on the exposed northeastern coast of New Zealand that no-take protection leads to recovery from the ecological impacts of fishing. Research from the Leigh...