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1. [2006] NZEmpC AC 39/06 Epic Packaging Ltd v NZ Amalgamated Engineering Printing & Manufacturing Union [pdf, 123 KB]

   ...agreements between employers’ and workers’ organisations. The convention makes no mention of multi-party collective agreements, let alone multi- employer collective agreements or mechanisms for subsequently joining them. [43] Other international human rights instruments are also relevant. These include the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, both United Nations covenants. Although human rights by their very nature...

2. Schiller-Cooper v Lozano [2013] NZIACDT 1 (08 January 2013) [pdf, 233 KB]

   ...August 2012. It was not satisfactory. The response failed to engage with the details of the issues raised. Instead, responses inappropriate in relation to the issues raised permeated the email, such as: [43.1] “I will be prone to the occasional human error”; [43.2] unsubstantiated criticism of Ms Schiller-Cooper such as: “some people just can’t be satisfied”; and [43.3] the inconsistent explanations for the 9 June 2011 meeting were “an unintentional error”. [44] The T...

3. Nelson Standards Committee v Grey [2023] NZLCDT 33 (4 August 2023) [pdf, 271 KB]

   ...professional activities. There is no gap between the two divisions in a lawyer’s life.8 Context and conduct under examination [10] Ms Grey is an experienced Nelson-based lawyer who practises in the field of public law, with an emphasis on human rights, resource management law and medico- legal matters. [11] As well as her legal qualifications, Ms Grey holds a science degree with majors in microbiology and biochemistry, as well as a Royal Society of Health Diploma in Public Hea...

4. BORA Head of State Referenda Bill [pdf, 136 KB]

   ...the first and second referenda would not be eligible to vote in the second referendum. 7. Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act affirms that everyone has the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds of discrimination set out in the Human Rights Act 1993. 1 Clause 4 defines elector as a person registered as an elector for an electoral district constituted under the Electoral Act 1993. That Act entitles any New Zealand cit...

5. BORA New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha O Aotearoa) Bill [pdf, 377 KB]

   ...have concluded that clause 32 does not limit the freedom of expression. Section 19(1): Freedom from Discrimination 7. Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act affirms the freedom from discrimination on prohibited grounds set out section 21 of the Human Rights Act 1993 including race and ethnic origins. In our view, taking into account the various domestic and overseas judicial pronouncements as to the meaning of discrimination, the key questions in assessing whether discrimination under...

6. BORA Social Security (Stopping Benefit Payments for Offenders who Repeatedly Fail to Comply with Community Sentences) Amendment Bill [pdf, 288 KB]

   ...of the Bill with the Bill of Rights Act Section 19 – right to freedom from discrimination 6. Section 19 of the Bill of Rights Act affirms that everyone has the right to freedom from discrimination on the prohibited grounds in section 21 of the Human Rights Act 1993. The grounds of discrimination under the Human Rights Act include employment status, which includes being on a benefit. 7. A legislative provision will limit the right to freedom from discrimination if: a. the legisla...

7. BORA Electoral Amendment Bill [pdf, 133 KB]

   ...United v Federal Election Commission, 558 US 310 (2010). 2 See General Comment on the right to participate in public affairs, voting rights and the right of equal access to public service CCPR/C/21/Rev.1/Add.7, paras. 19 & 25 (United Nations Human Rights Committee); Bowman v United Kingdom (1998) 26 EHRR 1, [43] and Animal Defenders International v United Kingdom (App No 48876/08 (GC)) [106]-112] (European Court of Human Rights); and Libman v Quebec (Attorney-General) [1997] 3 SCR 569...

8. Notes of CMR focus group with Human Rights Maori Business and Social Enterprise on 3 April 2018 [pdf, 429 KB]

   Page 1 of 4 TE ARA WHAKAMUA Ā TĀTOU – OUR PATH AHEAD CROWN/MĀORI RELATIONS HUI NOTES Date of hui: 3 April 2018 Venue: Matiu Room, Whare Waka, WELLINGTON Attendees: Hon Kelvin Davis, Minister for Crown/Māori Relations Deborah Mahuta-Coyle, Senior Ministerial Advisor to Hon Kelvin Davis Tihema Baker, Private Secretary for Minister for Crown/Māori Relations Nancy Walters, Private Secretary to the Associate Minister for Crown/Māori Relations Te Rau Kupenga,

9. BORA Public Works (Prohibition of Compulsory Acquisition of Māori Land) Amendment Bill [pdf, 268 KB]

   ...Consistency of the Bill with the Bill of Rights Act Section 19 – Right of freedom from discrimination 4. Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act provides that everyone has the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds of discrimination in the Human Rights Act 1993. 5. Section 19(1) provides the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds set out in section 21 of the Human Rights Act 1993. These grounds include race and ethnic or national origins. 6. The key quest...

10. ENV-2017-AKL-000119 Federated Farmers of New Zealand v Auckland Council [pdf, 2.5 MB]

    ...the RMA, no further evaluation has been carried out in respect of the changes that have been made to the proposed plan by way of the decision. (e) The High Court has expressed a "tentative view" that " ... discharges [of GMOs] via human waste were not the type of release specifically intended to be caught by [Auckland Unitary Plan Rule E37.4.1] A6 ... " (emphasis added).3 Four matters arise: (i) The EPA specifically provides authorisation for the release of GMOs &q...