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1. Improving Arrangements for Surrogacy Bill [pdf, 173 KB]

   ...surrogacy, and a formal adoption process is required. The Bill provides a mechanism for parties to surrogacy arrangements to seek to have the terms of the arrangement embodied in a court order (subject to the approval of the ethics committee under the Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2004 (the HART Act)). This order would be enforceable under the Care of Children Act 2004 (COCA) as if it were a parenting order. The amendments also enforce the legal obligations of the intending p...

2. BORA Education (Establishment of Tertiary Education Institutions) Amendment Bill [pdf, 74 KB]

   ...copy for referral to the Minister of Education and Associate Minister of Education (Tertiary Education), if you agree. Roger Palairet Acting Chief Legal Counsel Office of Legal Counsel Boris van Beusekom Senior Legal Adviser Bill of Rights/Human Rights Team cc Minister of Justice Minister of Education Associate Minister of Education (Tertiary Education) In addition to the general disclaimer for all documents on this website, please note the following: This advice was prepared...

3. Te Manutukutuku Issue 16 [pdf, 2.7 MB]

   ...business to a financier who understands the business. Maori land owners are not the only citizens who dis­ cover to their horror that the Crown has issued a title and sold land that was not the Crown's to sell. My father fell victim to such human error in the 1960s and it took 11 years of dogged persistence, with absolutely no assistance from the Crown agency responsible, to have the situation rectified. But for the cooperation of the pur­ chaser, who agreed to sell the land back...

4. BORA Members of Parliament (Pecuniary Interests) Bill [pdf, 93 KB]

   ...with your instructions, we attach a copy of this opinion for referral to the Minister of Justice. A copy is also attached for referral to the Leader of the House, if you agree. Stuart Beresford Senior Legal Adviser Bill of Rights/Human Rights Team CC Minister of Justice Leader of the House Val Sim Chief Legal Counsel In addition to the general disclaimer for all documents on this website, please note the following: This advice was p...

5. BORA Building (Earthquake-Prone Buildings) Amendment Bill [pdf, 199 KB]

   ...work required, and the role of central government. CONSISTENCY WITH THE BILL OF RIGHTS ACT Section 19 – Freedom from discrimination 4.Section 19(1) affirms the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds set out in section 21 of the Human Rights Act 1993. Disability is one of the prohibited grounds of discrimination. 5.Clause 20 of the Bill inserts new s 133AW into the Act. New s 133AW suspends the requirement in s 112(1)(a) of the Building Act that a building consent aut...

6. [2015] NZEnvC 218 Waiheke Marinas Limited (Correction) [pdf, 100 KB]

   ...as 2 Annexure A, a copy of page 4 on which we have changed the 2 requisite letters to read "western"!, SIGNED at AUCKLAND this !ffI" day of 2015 For the Court ~. L JNewhook Principal Environment Judge 1 It seems to be human nature to transpose "east" and "west"; it happens quite a lot. It is also regrettably a fact of life that endless proof-reading, even when undertaken by several people, can miss things, often the most simple and obvious...

7. OIA-113557.pdf [pdf, 147 KB]

   ...to the Ministry’s change process which is currently underway. The Public Service Commission has issued guidelines on defining front line and back office roles, however, the Ministry does not systematically apply such categorisation in its human resource information system. The full and accurate accounting that you seek does not exist without manual collation and there is no requirement under the Act to create new information or compile information. Therefore, your request is re...

8. Matsuoka v E Tū Incorporated (Preservation Orders) [2018] NZHRRT 49 [pdf, 824 KB]

   IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2018] NZHRRT 49 UNDER BETWEEN AND AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines ONZM QC, Chairperson REPRESENTATION: Mr MW O'Brien for plaintiff Mr S Meikle for defendant DATE OF HEARING OF APPLICATION FOR PRESERVATION ORDERS: DATE OF DECISION ON APPLICATION FOR PRESERVATION ORDERS: Reference No. HRRT 009/2018 THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 JOHN MATSUOKA PLAINTIFF E TO INCORPORATED DEFENDANT Heard on the papers 12 November 2018 DECISI...

9. Deliu v New Zealand Law Society and National Standards Committee (Second Recusal Application) [2013] NZHRRT 12 [pdf, 122 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2013] NZHRRT 12 Reference No. HRRT 014/11 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN FRANK DELIU PLANTIFF AND NEW ZEALAND LAW SOCIETY DEFENDANT Reference No. HRRT 045/11 BETWEEN FRANK DELIU PLANTIFF AND LAWYERS NATIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND Before: RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Mr GJ Cook JP, Member Ms PJ Davies, Member Mr F Deliu in person Mr WC Pyke fo...

10. Cabinet Paper: Strategic Approach to Support the Response to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse [pdf, 834 KB]

    ...ppens aga in Maori experiences and t heir impacts a re recogn ised and respected Disabled peoples' expe rie nces and the ir impacts a re recognised and respected (how w:::,~~:~:,~:eha,e} J:- M anaakitanga: Treat ing people with humanity, compassion, fairness, respect, and responsi ble caring that ~ upho lds the !!!fil)_§,Of t hose involved ~ ~ Openness: Being honest and since re, be ing open t o rece iving new ideas and willing to consider how we dd-~ curre ntly, an...