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1. Morunga v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections (Strike-Out) [2023] NZHRRT 28 [pdf, 184 KB]

   ...withholding certain personal information from her in breach of Information Privacy Principle 6 (IPP6) of the PA93. 1 [This decision is to be cited as Morunga v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections (Strike-Out) [2023] NZHRRT 28.] IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2023] NZHRRT 28 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA 2 [2] In its statement of reply dated 20 July 2020; Corrections admitted that it had failed to respond to Ms Morunga’s request for personal information wi...

2. Family-Court-Associates_Family-Court-Amendment-Rules-2024_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 273 KB]

   ...case conferences under the Care of Children Act 2004. 12 Family Court Associates will not exercise jurisdiction over matters requiring significant judicial discretion. These matters will remain with judges due to their impact on people, impact on human rights or complexity: 12.1 without-notice (urgent) applications that involve immediate risk/harm; 12.2 hearings (defended and undefended); 12.3 orders and directions after a case has been classified as complex under the Care of Childr...

3. Decision-of-Coroner-B-Windley-as-to-Scope-of-Issues-for-Inquiry-28-4-22-signed.pdf [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...written submissions were received on behalf of a large number of immediate families and other Interested Parties. Most, but not all, were represented by counsel. Having been granted status as an intervener in relation to the scope of the Inquiry, the Human Rights Commission (HRC) also filed written submissions. The extensive nature of the written submissions is testimony to the critical importance of this decision on scope. [32] The Scope Hearing was originally to be held in Christ...

4. [2022] NZEnvC 265 Aratiatia Livestock Limited v Southland Regional Council [pdf, 3.8 MB]

   ...operative, the following being the most important: Objective 6 Water quality in each freshwater body, coastal lagoon and estuary will be: (a) maintained where the water quality is not degraded; and (b) improved where the water quality is degraded by human activities. 6 This is the version of s 32(4) RMA that applied at the date the plan was notified. 7 SRC Linkages document filed 4 October 2022. 8 Objective 13 Provided that: (a) the quantity, quality and structure o...

5. Marshall v IDEA Services Ltd (Application for Interim Non-Publication Orders) [2019] NZHRRT 52 [pdf, 306 KB]

   ...PERMANENT ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF NAME, ADDRESS AND ANY OTHER IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS OF SERVICE USERS OTHER THAN PLAINTIFF (2) ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OR OF THE TRIBUNAL IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2019] NZHRRT 52 Reference No. HRRT 015/2017 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN EAMON HENNING MARSHALL Plaintiff AND IDEA SERVICES LIMITED Defendant...

6. Proactive release – Sexual Violence Legislation Bill: approval for introduction [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...aligns with the Government’s ongoing commitment to honour our Treaty obligations, in particular to protect Māori interests under Article Three. 31.2. the rights and freedoms contained in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (NZBORA) and the Human Rights Act 1993: 31.2.1. In line with standard practice, the Crown Law Office will be advising the Attorney-General on the Bill’s consistency with NZBORA. 31.2.2. I note the policy proposal around pre-recorded cross-examination has...

7. 1.3 Appendix C to JWS 1 - Draft Policy Amendments [pdf, 981 KB]

   ...[Repealed – 1 May 2014] 7.4 Issues related to non-point source discharges to water [Repealed – 1 May 2014] 7.5 Objective [Repealed – 1 May 2014] 7.A Objectives [Unchanged] 7.B Policies general [Unchanged] 7.C Policies for discharges of human sewage, hazardous substances, hazardous wastes, specified contaminants, and stormwater; and discharges from industrial or trade premises and consented dams 7.C.1 – 7.C.4 [Unchanged] 7.C.5 – 7.C.6 [Amended - Part A] 7.C.7 ...

8. Sax v Commissioner of Police (Strike-Out – Privacy) [2022] NZHRRT 34 [pdf, 247 KB]

   ...for defendant DATE OF HEARING: Heard on the papers DATE OF DECISION: 31 August 2022 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL STRIKING OUT CLAIM-PRIVACY1 INTRODUCTION [1] In January 2015 Janine Sax filed a claim under the Privacy Act 1993 (Privacy Act) in the Human Rights Review Tribunal (Tribunal) claiming there had been an interference with her privacy by the New Zealand Police (Police). [2] The alleged privacy breaches occurred as early as 2011. 1 [This decision is to be cited as Sax v Commissioner...

9. [2022] NZREADT 22 — QQ v REAA (CAC 1902) & NQ (25 October 2022) [pdf, 171 KB]

   ...manner that facilitated the resolution of the issues that were the subject of the proceedings. (3)–(4) … [33] In Commissioner of Police v Andrews, the High Court was concerned with the almost identical costs provision for proceedings before the Human Rights Review Tribunal (the HRRT).3 The HRRT had declined to award costs in favour of the Commissioner of Police against the unsuccessful claimant. It had rejected the traditional civil litigation approach of ‘costs follow the...

10. National Standards Committee 1 v Palmer [2022] NZLCDT 42 (10 November 2022) [pdf, 128 KB]

    ...chain that she shared her concern with colleagues – at one point asking advice as to how to handle the invitations. [57] Although she did not wish to complain formally, she provided the email chain (of three months’ duration by then) to the human resources officer who conducted her exit interview. In turn, that person was also sufficiently concerned about the email chain to pass it to the human resources manager. [58] In evidence, Ms X confirmed that it had “definitely no...