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...to make a complaint to the Ombudsman under section 28(3) of the Act. The Office of the Ombudsman may be contacted by email to info@ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phone on 0800 802 602. Nāku noa, nā Carl Blackmun Acting Policy Manager, Human Rights S9(2)(a) S9(2)(a) S9(2)(a)
...stories Select several media stories about the justice system or have the students source their own. In groups students consider these stories and report back on how the story reflects some of the concepts that are part of this study (social justice, human rights, responsibilities etc). 3. Visit a court Visiting a court can be a valuable educational experience. If you are planning a court visit with your students, it is important to contact the court in advance. It may be poss...
...Commission’s 2001 report, Adoption and its Alternatives. Private individuals and groups have taken legal action to press for the urgency of adoption law reform. In 2016, advocacy group Adoption Action Inc successfully brought a case to the Human Rights Review Tribunal. 5 Māori individuals and groups have also brought two cases to the Waitangi Tribunal alleging that the Adoption Act constitutes unjustifiable discrimination against Māori. 6 These cases have not been heard, as...
...Some of his fingerprints were impressed on the forestock in blood. He says animal blood. The prosecution’s own expert, who performed tests of the “fingerprint blood” after the 1995 conviction, acknowledged that no “human DNA” was detected. It is true that David told the Police that only he knew the location of the key to the trigger lock. However, after the murders the Police found both live ammunitio...
...organisms that are present in New Zealand by providing for: (a) the development of effective and efficient instruments and measures that prevent, reduce or eliminate the adverse effects of harmful organisms on the economic wellbeing, the environment, human health, enjoyment of the natural environment, and the relationship between Maori, their culture, and their traditions and their ancestral lands, water sites, waahi tapu and taonga, and (b) the appropriate distribution of costs associa...
...Infrastructure Commission and the Treasury. 59. The judiciary has been informed of the paper and the Plan. Legislative Implications and Regulatory Impact Analysis 60. There are no immediate regulatory or legislative implications arising from this paper. Human Rights 61. The proposals are at an institutional level, and as such have no direct human rights implications within the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 or the Human Rights Act 1993. Gender Implications 62. There are no direct...
...the actual legislation being proposed. This kind of (mis)information could come from New Zealand or overseas, and it could be deliberately misleading or be based on (perhaps wilful) ignorance of the facts. 32. Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right, and this includes the freedom to express views that do not stand up to rational scrutiny. This applies in the leadup to a referendum just as much as in any other matter of public interest. In general, the best way to combat mistruths i...
...the papers DATE OF DECISION: 25 January 2022 (REDACTED) DECISION OF TRIBUNAL1 1 [This decision is to be cited as Director of Proceedings v Summerset Group Holdings Ltd [2022] NZHRRT 1. Note publication restrictions.] IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2022] NZHRRT 1 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA 2 [1] These proceedings under the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 were filed on 17 December 2021. [2] Prior to the filing of the proceedings the...
...to the alleged reliance on s 103A for a power to dismiss. [55] Ms Grey also submitted that it will be necessary when assessing justification to consider the impact of a range of statutory obligations, including the Bill of Rights, the Human Rights Act 1993, the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights20 and the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015. [56] Apart from the Bill of Rights, Ms Grey did not analyse the various enactments to which she referred. Rat...
...is available to support identifying any population implications. The Ministry of Justice is unable to accurately estimate the impacts on population groups as the information on claim types is not able to be filtered by demographic information. Human Rights 35 No inconsistencies with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993 have been identified. I have considered rights to justice and principles of natural justice in determining the suitability of the Dis...