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1. [2019] NZEnvC 105 Ngati Pukenga ki Pakikaikutu v Heritage NZ Pouhere Taonga [pdf, 2.7 MB]

   ...consistent with any requirements of site safety. b) Ngati Wai, Ngati Pukenga ki Pakikaikutu, Pakikaikutu 2C2W Papakainga Trust and Hori Parata shall be informed 48 hours before the start and finish of the archaeological work. c) If any koiwi tangata (human remains) are encountered, all work should cease within 5 metres of the discovery. The Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Archaeologist, New Zealand Police, Ngati Wai, Ngati Pukenga ki Pakikaikutu, Pakikaikutu 2C2W Papakainga Trust a...

2. Lawson v Health and Disability Commissioner (Strike-out) [2023] NZHRRT 15 [pdf, 151 KB]

   ...that claim. Those documents included a statement of correction to the information the HDC had about Miss Lawson on its file. 1 [This decision is to be cited as Lawson v Health and Disability Commissioner (Strike-out) [2023] NZHRRT 15.] IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2023] NZHRRT 15 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA 2 [2] On 24 September 2019 Miss Lawson filed this claim with the Tribunal. She claims that, in dealing with the complaint referred to at [1] above, the HDC did n...

3. BORA - National Animal Identification and Tracing Amendment Bill [pdf, 327 KB]

   ...identified. It makes improvements to the framework governing the national animal identification and tracing system to provide for the rapid and accurate tracing of animals and their movements that enables biosecurity management and manages risks to human health. 6. Specifically, the Bill: a. amends the definition of person in charge of animals (PICA) to mean a “natural person or body corporate in day-to-day charge of a NAIT animal”; b. amends obligations to identify and registe...

4. BORA Land Transport Amendment Bill [pdf, 155 KB]

   ...Bill on the right to be free from discrimination affirmed in s 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act. 27. Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act affirms that everyone has the right to freedom from discrimination on the prohibited grounds in s 21 of the Human Rights Act 1993. The grounds of discrimination under the Human Rights Act include disability. 5 WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND Published by Order of the House of Representatives - 2016 28. Clause 19 of the Bill provides for a sep...

5. [2011] NZEmpC 56 Sealord Group Ltd v Service & Food Workers’ Union Nga Ringa Tota [pdf, 81 KB]

   ...showed an underlying intention that no more than four weeks holiday was to be allowed for annual holidays and any service holiday combined. [10] By way of ancillary support for this submission, Mr Towner also relied on a clause in the plaintiff’s human resources policy which, under the heading “Additional Leave Entitlement”, contains the sentence “In no case will more than 4 weeks annual leave be granted.” [11] For the defendant, Mr Cranney supported the Authority’s dete...

6. Electoral-Amendment-Regulations-No-2-2022-Final.pdf [pdf, 819 KB]

   ...voting papers are returned multiple times) and dual votes (where a voter votes multiple times) to be excluded;  only allowing electronic signatures using physical action, and not typed signatures;  CAPTCHA tests to determine the user is human; and  security testing, accreditation of systems, and encryption. Providing dictation voting for overseas voters who have a disability 8 Currently, dictation voting is only available for voters in New Zealand who are blind, vision im...

7. BORA Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading) Amendment Bill [pdf, 313 KB]

   ...under the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The purpose of the Bill is to enable New Zealand to meet its obligations to: • retire Kyoto units equal to the number of tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent of human-induced greenhouse gases; • report to the Conference of Parties under Article 7 of the Protocol and Article 12 of the Convention; and • create a greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme in New Zealand. 4. Clause 40 of the Bill in...

8. Rafiq v Civil Aviation Authority [2013] NZHRRT 10 [pdf, 132 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2013] NZHRRT 10 Reference No. HRRT 040/2011 & 041/2011 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN RAZDAN RAFIQ PLAINTIFF AND CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY OF NEW ZEALAND FIRST DEFENDANT AND DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION SECOND DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey, Member Dr AD Trlin, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr R Rafiq in person (no appearance) Mr E Child an...

9. BORA Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Bill [pdf, 316 KB]

   ...ISSUES OF INCONSISTENCY WITH THE BILL OF RIGHTS ACT Section 19: Freedom from Discrimination 5. Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act protects the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds of discrimination set out in section 21 of the Human Rights Act 1993. These grounds include age and marital status. 6. 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...

10. Director of Proceedings v Nelson Marlborough District Health Board [2014] NZHRRT 4 [pdf, 108 KB]

    1 (1) ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF NAME, ADDRESS OR IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS OF AGGRIEVED PERSON (2) ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OR OF THE TRIBUNAL IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2014] NZHRRT 4 Reference No. HRRT 002/2014 UNDER SECTION 50 OF THE HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND NELSON MARLBOROUGH DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD...