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1. 5 LEG paper Approval for introduction Redacted [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...edition), maintained by the Legislation Design and Advisory Committee (LDAC). s9(2)(h) RE LE AS ED B Y TH E MIN IS TE R OF JU ST IC E I N C O N F I D E N C E 4 The rights and freedoms contained in the Bill of Rights Act and the Human Rights Act 1993 20 The Bill is consistent with the Bill of Rights Act and the Human Rights Act. Advice has been provided to the Attorney-General by the Crown Law Office on consistency with the Bill of Rights Act. Consultation 21 N...

2. [2024] NZEnvC 220 Arapawaiti Joint Venture v Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga [pdf, 137 KB]

   ...Whakarongotai shall be enabled in order to undertake tikanga consistent with any requirements of site safety. b) Te Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai shall be informed 48 hours before the start and finish of the archaeological work. c) If any kōiwi (human remains) are encountered, all work should cease within 5 metres of the discovery. The Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Senior Archaeologist, New Zealand Police and Te Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai must be advised immediately in accordance...

3. BORA Citizenship Amendment Bill [pdf, 344 KB]

   ...applicants convicted of very minor offences. CONSISTENCY WITH SECTION 19(1) OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS ACT • Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act affirms that everyone has the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds of discrimination in the Human Rights Act 1993. The grounds of discrimination under that Act include (among others) family status, sex, disability, nationality and age. • Drawing on the New Zealand case law on discrimination, we consider that the key questi...

4. Electoral (Registration of Sentenced Prisoners Amendment Bill [pdf, 3.3 MB]

   ...express a coherent view of moral responsibility, sentencing and democratic rights deeply held by many in society. The `social contractarian' approach to democratic rights upon which they draw may be in tension with the universalist promise of human rights, but to some extent this tension is built into s 12 itself, which restricts the right to vote to citizens (who have chosen to further restrict it to those citizens who are resident in or maintain a connection with die country), in c...

5. Lohr v Accident Compensation Corporation [2016] NZHRRT 31 [pdf, 306 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2016] NZHRRT 31 Reference No. HRRT 037/2015 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN DANIEL LOHR PLAINTIFF AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Dr JAG Fountain, Member Mr MJM Keefe JP, Member REPRESENTATION: Dr D Lohr in person (via Skype) Mr PA McBride and Ms FM Lear for defendant DATE OF HEARING: 8 and 9 Sep...

6. 20.-Evidence-of-Mr-Kathryn-Halder-Contaminated-Land.PDF [PDF, 437 KB]

   ...was to identify any past or present Hazardous Substances and Industries List (HAIL)1 activities, or other activities that may result in contaminants being present within or adjacent to the indicative alignment; and to assess the potential risk to human health and the environment from contaminants within soils that may be disturbed by the Ō2NL Project. This was in large part to inform a future application for resource consent for the Project under the Resource Management (National...

7. Waters v Alpine Energy Ltd (Discovery No. 2) [2015] NZHRRT 7 [pdf, 73 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2015] NZHRRT 7 Reference No. HRRT 011/2013 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN KEVIN ALLAN WATERS PLAINTIFF AND ALPINE ENERGY LIMITED DEFENDANT AT TIMARU BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Ms DL Hart, Member Hon KL Shirley, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr KA Waters in person Ms AL Keir for defendant DATE OF HEARING: 20 February 2015 DATE OF DECISION: 9 March 2015 D...

8. Emet v New Zealand Transport Agency 2023 NZHRRT 41 [pdf, 229 KB]

   1 Reference No. HRRT 063/2021 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN ATOM EMET PLAINTIFF AND NEW ZEALAND TRANSPORT AGENCY DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Ms J Foster, Deputy Chairperson Dr NR Swain, Member Ms L Ashworth, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr A Emet in person Mr JP Papps for defendant DATE OF HEARING: 6 July 2023 DATE OF DECISION: 21 November 2023 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL1 [1] In 2016 the Crown by voluntary agreement acqu...

9. [2017] NZEnvC 012 Envirofume v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 7 MB]

   ...site; (b) there is no certainty that members of the public can be effectively excluded from that part of the adjoining coastal marine area at which the TELs would be exceeded; (c) consequently, significant adverse and potentially fatal effects on human health would not be avoided. Any such adverse effects, should they occur, could not be remedied or mitigated; (d) the application was inconsistent with significant provisions of the operative 3 Regional Policy Statement, and t...

10. [2018] NZEnvC 151 NZ Energy & Ngati Rangi v Manawatu Wanganui Regional Council [pdf, 3 MB]

    ...ensure that refuelling of machinery or equipment shall not take place in an area where spills may enter surface water. 31. The exercise of any activities authorised by these consents shall not cause flooding on any downstream properties. 32. If any human remains, artefacts or evidence of human occupation are uncovered during any excavation authorised by these resource consents, the consent holder shall: (a) Immediately cease further excavation and cordon off the area to prevent further...