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1. [2016] NZEmpC 167 Labour Inspector v Tech 5 Recruitment Ltd [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...carpenters who were to be offered employment had appropriate skills or experience. In 2013, 25 carpenters were recruited from the Philippines. [6] While the recruitment process took place in the Philippines, no issues arise about the application of New Zealand employment law or the jurisdiction of the Court. Those points were not taken by either the Labour Inspector or Tech 5 and, in any event, each of Tech 5’s employees signed an employment agreement on arrival in New Zealand....

2. Canterbury Standards Committee v Sisson [2011] NZLCDT 16 [pdf, 186 KB]

   NEW ZEALAND LAWYERS AND CONVEYANCERS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2011] NZLCDT 16 LCDT 021/09 IN THE MATTER of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 and the Law Practitioners Act 1982 AND IN THE MATTER OF THERESE ANNE SISSON Christchurch, Lawyer CHAIR Judge D F Clarkson MEMBERS OF TRIBUNAL Mr W Chapman Mr M Gough Mr S Grieve QC Mr A Lamont HEARING held at Rydges Hotel AUCKLAND on 17 & 18 May 2011 APP...

3. [2011] NZEmpC 120 Bourne, Conrad, Turner and NZ Merchant Service Guild Industrial Union of Workers Inc v Real Journeys Ltd [pdf, 305 KB]

   ...MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN DAVID BOURNE First Plaintiff AND JOHN STEPHEN CONRAD Second Plaintiff AND JAMES KING TURNER Third Plaintiff AND NEW ZEALAND MERCHANT SERVICE GUILD INDUSTRIAL UNION OF WORKERS INCORPORATED Fourth Plaintiff AND REAL JOURNEYS LIMITED Defendant Hearing: 10-12 February 2010 (3 days) further submissions received 26 May 2011 (Heard at Invercargill) Appear...

4. [2020] NZEmpC 40 Innovative Landscapes (2015) Ltd v Popkin [pdf, 398 KB]

   INNOVATIVE LANDSCAPES (2015) LIMITED v CELIA POPKIN [2020] NZEmpC 40 [14 April 2020] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA ŌTAUTAHI [2020] NZEmpC 40 EMPC 71/2019 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN INNOVATIVE LANDSCAPES (2015) LIMITED Plaintiff AND CELIA POPKIN Defendant Hearing: 20 February 2020 and on papers f...

5. [2023] NZEnvC 264 Fleet v Ashburton District Council [pdf, 179 KB]

   ...objection has not been resolved, give at least 5 working days’ written notice to the objector of the date, time, and place for a hearing of the objection. [12] In this instance, a hearing was not held, a significant procedural deficiency which I address below. The Court’s powers on appeal [13] The relatively recent decision of the Court in Country Lifestyles Ltd v Auckland Council, traverses the scope of the Court’s powers on appeal under s 358 of the Act, specifically the...

6. [2008] NZEmpC AC 15A/08 Potter v Australian Consolidated Press NZ Ltd [pdf, 29 KB]

   ...paying the filing fee and filing his statement of claim in the Court within 7 days from the date of this judgment. [22] Once the statement of claim has been filed and endorsed by the Registrar it is immediately to be served on the defendant’s address for service. [23] The defendant is allowed 30 days in which to file a statement of defence from the date of service of the statement of claim upon it. Costs [24] The plaintiff has been granted an indulgence and...

7. Greymouth-District-Courthouse-Occupancy-Assessment-Holmes-August-2024.pdf [pdf, 907 KB]

   ...Courthouse (GDC). The GDC is potentially earthquake prone, based on a Detailed Seismic Assessment (DSA), prepared by WSP, Revision 3, dated 22 August, 2024. It is understood that the Ministry intends to implement seismic upgrading in the near future, to address identified deficiencies. In practical terms, this has been assumed to indicate a period of 1 to 3 years before work commences. Refer Ministry’s seismic policy, approved April 2024, specifically clauses 14-17, noting in partic...

8. 2023-09-27-SOE_Mark-St-Clair_Planning-+-Attachments.pdf [pdf, 2.4 MB]

   IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT WELLINGTON REGISTRY I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA ROHE ENV-2023-WLG-000005 UNDER the Resource Management Act 1991 IN THE MATTER the direct referral of applications for resource consents and notices of requirement under sections 87G and 198E of the Act for the Ōtaki to North of Levin Project BY WAKA KOTAHI NEW ZEALAND TRANSPORT AGENCY Applicant STATEMENT OF EVIDENCE OF MARK LESLIE ST CLAIR ON BEHALF OF

9. Immigration & Protection Tribunal Annual Report 2017-18 [pdf, 532 KB]

   ...further reduced the average time taken to release their decisions: Tribunal decisions are now released an average of 12 days after being ready to be written. 4. Approval was given by the Associate Minister of Justice and Ministry of Justice for two new members to be appointed to the Tribunal. This is in light of the 61.5% increase in the workload of the Tribunal over the last two years. 5. Only 2.8% of the Tribunal’s decisions in the past year were taken on appeal or judici...

10. E66 Ian Munro - Urban Design - EIC - VHHL [pdf, 1.2 MB]

    ...Planning, a Master of Architecture [ Urban design], a Master of Environmental Legal Studies and a Master of Transportation Engineering Studies. All of these qualifications were obtained from the University of Auckland. I am a Full Member of the New Zealand Planning Institute. My standard CV is attached to this evidence as Appendix 1. 1.2 I have read the Code of Conduct for Expert Witnesses contained in the Environment Court Practice Note 2014 and have complied with it in prepari...