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1. [2022] NZEnvC 190 Marine Farming Association v Marlborough District Council [pdf, 610 KB]

   ...change, the rise in global temperatures must be kept to less than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. There is now strong evidence that most of the warming observed is attributable to increased concentrations of greenhouse gases produced by human activities. As more gases accumulate in the atmosphere, the Earth gets warmer, resulting in rising sea temperatures and levels, the melting of glaciers and ice caps and greater extremes in weather patterns, such as more storms of greate...

2. [2023] NZEnvC 164 Waikato Regional Council v Rawhiti Environmental Park Limited [pdf, 258 KB]

   ...necessary to: (a) ensure that REPL complies with the RMA and other applicable regulations and standards (including Rule 3.5.5.3 of the Waikato Regional Plan); and (b) address the immediate threat to the environment and the identified risks to human health. 11 In light of his dealings with REPL over the past twelve months, Mr Lynch was of the opinion that REPL will not willingly meet its legal obligations to comply with the RMA and that REPL must be compelled to do so. Mak...

3. Mitchell v Corrections [2024] NZHRRT 13 [pdf, 176 KB]

   ...However, the transitional provisions in the Privacy Act 2020 sch 1 cl 9(1) provide that these proceedings must be continued and completed under the 2020 Act, but that does not alter the relevant legal rights and obligations in force at the time IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2024] NZHRRT 13 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA 2 of the Department of Corrections (‘Corrections’) regarding matters relating to her treatment while in the custody of Corrections. [2] In respon...

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

   ...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 TRIBUNAL [2024] NZHRRT 48 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA Reference No. HRRT 043/2022 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 2020 BETWEEN JOHN BEVAN-SMITH PLAINTIFF AND ONE NEW ZEALAND GROUP LIMITED (formerly VODAFONE NEW ZEALAND LI...

5. 20241211 Gene Technology Bill [pdf, 249 KB]

   ...decision- maker; b. establish a Technical Advisory Committee and a Māori Advisory Committee to provide the Regulator with expert advice; c. create an authorisation framework to regulate gene technologies and GMOs and manage any risks they pose to human health and safety and the environment by imposing risk-proportionate conditions; d. update definitions to account for current and future changes to gene technologies; e. establish new offences and penalties for breaches of the reg...

6. Wild v Ministry for Primary Industries (Strike Out) [2024] NZHRRT 12 [pdf, 239 KB]

   ...that MPI breached IPP 6 by withholding certain information when responding to her information privacy request dated 22 March 2020. 1 This decision is to be cited as Wild v Ministry for Primary Industries (Strike Out) [2024] NZHRRT 12. IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2024] NZHRRT 12 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA 2 [2] The Certificate of Investigation Ms Wild provided with her claim records that the Privacy Commissioner commenced an investigation into whether MPI’s...

7. RIS - Control Orders [pdf, 918 KB]

   ...Department to obtain policy perspectives on the functioning of the Canadian regime and any lessons learnt. Our consideration of international regimes included: • first principles and intent of control order regimes • the balancing of security and human rights considerations • the application criteria and process for control orders • design of conditions, monitoring and regulation • review, appeal and evaluation process for orders • the process for bringing an indivi...

8. Vivash v Accident Compensation Corporation [2020] NZHRRT 16 [pdf, 282 KB]

   ...and 12 June 2019 DATE OF DECISION: 27 May 2020 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL1 1 [This decision is to be cited as Vivash v Accident Compensation Corporation [2020] NZHRRT 16.] IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2020] NZHRRT 16 2 INDEX INTRODUCTION [1] THE EVIDENCE [9] The back injuries of 1982, 1985 and 2002 [9] The requests by Mr Vivash for access to his files [18] ACC document retention policy [26] Dest...

9. Holmes v Housing New Zealand Corporation [2014] NZHRRT 54 [pdf, 214 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2014] NZHRRT 54 Reference No. HRRT 012/2012 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN GORDON HENRY HOLMES PLAINTIFF AND HOUSING NEW ZEALAND CORPORATION DEFENDANT AT DUNEDIN BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Ms WV Gilchrist, Member Ms ST Scott, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr GH Holmes in person Ms CP Paterson for Defendant DATE OF HEARING: 17, 18, 19 and 20 March 2014 DATE OF LAST SUBMI...

10. Directory of Official Information V-Z [pdf, 1.2 MB]

    ...Officer and the Director of People and Capability. The Academic Board provides advice to the Council and Vice-Chancellor on academic matters, and undertakes activities delegated to it by the Council and the Vice-Chancellor. The Faculties (Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, Law, Graduate Research, Business and Government, Architecture and Design Innovation, Health, Engineering and Science) each have a Faculty Board. Toihuarewa, a separate pan-University faculty equivalent, is th...