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1. Bevan-Smith v One New Zealand Group Ltd (Strike Out) [2024] NZHRRT 48 [pdf, 583 KB]

   1 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL STRIKING OUT CLAIM1 [1] In March 2022, Doctor Bevan-Smith asked Vodafone New Zealand Limited (now named One New Zealand Group Limited (One NZ)) “whether or not it holds any information concerning communications about me with the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) and/or the Government Communications Security Bureau 1 This decision is to be cited as Bevan-Smith v One New Zealand Group Ltd (Strike Out) [2024] NZHRRT 48. IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRI...

2. Family justice reforms: An initial cohort analysis [pdf, 898 KB]

   ...Family Justice System that: • “is responsive to the needs of children and vulnerable people • encourages individual responsibility, where appropriate • is efficient and effective”1 The main change of the reforms was a portfolio of services to resolve disputes that families could access without entering the court system, known as out-of-court services, which included Family Dispute Resolution (FDR), the Parenting Through Separation (PTS) programme and Family Legal Advice...

3. [2022] NZEmpC 164 Zink v Board of Trustees of Southland Boys High School [pdf, 321 KB]

   THEO ZINK v BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHLAND BOYS HIGH SCHOOL [2022] NZEmpC 164 [7 September 2022] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA ŌTAUTAHI [2022] NZEmpC 164 EMPC 38/2022 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN THEO ZINK Plaintiff AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHLAND BOYS HIGH SCHOOL Defendant Hearing: 12 July 2022...

4. Mann v Accident Compensation Corporation (Jurisdiction, Social Rehabilitation, Costs on Review) [2023] NZACC 91 [pdf, 365 KB]

   ...made on Mr Mann’s behalf by Ms Koloni at the review hearing, in the Notice of Appeal, and in subsequent written submissions. 4 Background [12] Mr Mann was born in 1971. From the age of 16, he suffered from psoriasis.1 He worked for the New Zealand Army and Air Force and as a fireman in the New Zealand Fire Service, and then worked in a clerical position until he was made redundant in September 2012. [13] On 22 September 2012, Mr Mann was moving furniture and lifting a...

5. [2007] NZEmpC WC 22/07 Tawhiwhirangi v CE of the Department of Corrections [pdf, 97 KB]

   ...possibility that the regional manager for the Department’s Prisons Service responsible for Rimutaka Prison (Mrs Field) initiate disciplinary proceedings against Mr Tawhiwhirangi. [8] By letter dated 8 August 2007 (but not sent until 10 August) and addressed to Mr Tawhiwhirangi at Rimutaka Prison, Mrs Field, the acting regional manager of the Public Prisons Service, advised him formally of the allegations against him. The 24 July Robertson memorandum was enclosed with that letter....

6. MC & Ors v ND LCRO 377/2013 (13 October 2014) [pdf, 86 KB]

   ...there are now expectations by OP Lawyers of ongoing further funds from this, although this has never been agreed to by us. You will understand that we are very concerned and it would seem we have no option but to withdraw from engaging your legal services and would expect that as there was no prior agreement with us, no further charges will be forthcoming from OP Lawyers. Was there a fixed fee agreement? [28] At paragraphs [39] to [44] of its determination the Standards Committee ex...

7. [2021] NZEmpC 82 Barry v C I Builders Ltd [pdf, 279 KB]

   ...is the starting point. It provides: 6 Meaning of employee (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, employee— (a) means any person of any age employed by an employer to do any work for hire or reward under a contract of service; and … (2) In deciding for the purposes of subsection (1)(a) whether a person is employed by another person under a contract of service, the court or the Authority (as the case may be) must determine the real nature of the rela...

8. [2023] NZEnvC 100 Director-General of Conservation v Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency [pdf, 336 KB]

   ...Pascoes' land.22 This was in the context of detailed discussions about ecology matters through the council-level hearing, and agreement between Waka Kotahi and DOC (as well as both councils and TRoNT) that ecology matters would be appropriately addressed through proposed conditions.23 Waka Kotahi highlighted that Poutama and the Pascoes brought no expert evidence in support of their position on ecology (or any other technical issues). Waka Kotahi submitted that, togethe...

9. [2021] NZACC 103 - Reed v ACC (15 July 2021) [pdf, 180 KB]

   ...and out of his vehicle due to the seat height. It was a factor specifically noted in the Rehabilitation Panel comment and recommendation to refer to an Occupational Physician “to determine “what responsibility ACC has towards the purchase of a new car”. [47] Dr Burt, the Corporation’s senior medical adviser received Dr Yarnall’s report and commented that modifications that address the right wrist only are appropriate and accident related: Dr Yarnall has considered th...

10. [2020] NZEmpC 150 Shaw v Bay of Plenty District Health Board [pdf, 235 KB]

    ANA SHAW v BAY OF PLENTY DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD [2020] NZEmpC 150 [22 September 2020] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA TĀMAKI MAKAURAU [2020] NZEmpC 150 EMPC 4/2019 EMPC 360/2019 IN THE MATTER OF challenges to determinations of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER of an application to adjourn the hearing BETWEEN ANA SHAW Plaintiff AND BAY OF PLENTY DISTR...