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221: Joinder, waiver, and extension of time
or “Rules about adding or removing people from a case, fixing mistakes, and changing deadlines to make sure everything is fair”
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“Explains how a special law about sharing information doesn't apply to certain things in court”

The Official Information Act 1982 doesn’t apply to information about cases brought to the Employment Relations Authority or Employment Court. This means that if you ask the Department of Labour, the Authority, or the Court for information about these cases, they don’t have to give it to you under that law. This rule helps keep the information from these cases private.

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or “The Chief Judge must share information about how to check on delayed court decisions and how many are taking too long.”
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Miscellaneous provisions

222Application of Official Information Act 1982

  1. Nothing in the Official Information Act 1982 applies to any information held by the department or the Authority or the court in relation to any proceedings brought before the Authority or the court.

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  • 1991 No 22 s 102(b)