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1. BORA Immigration (Mass Arrivals) Amendment Bill [pdf, 335 KB]

   ...reasonably necessary for that purpose to be carried out. International consideration 7. Section 22 of the Bill of Rights Act affirms New Zealand’s commitment to art 9(1) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) has considered the scope of art 9(1) and concluded that: ‘arbitrariness’ is not to be equated with against the law, but must be interpreted more broadly to include elements of inappropriateness, injustice an...

2. [2020] NZEnvC 191 Aratiatia Livestock Limited v Southland Regional Council [pdf, 413 KB]

   ...social and cultural wellbeing of the region. Objective 64 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. 1 Second Interim Decision [2020] NZEnvC 93 and Third Interim Decision [2020] NZEnvC 110. 2 Second Interim Decision [2020] NZEnvC 93, Third Interim Decision [2020] NZErivC 110 and Minute dated 5 August 2020. Note: as sign...

3. Family Justice Reforms: Executive summary - easy read [pdf, 3.7 MB]

   ...Family Dispute Resolution on page 35.  the Parenting Through Separation course on page 36. 9 Who are the people who made this report? We are a group of 3 people who know about:  family justice services  human rights. Our names are:  Rosslyn Noonan  Chris Dellabarca  La-Verne King. 10 How did we make our report? In September and November 2018 we asked what family justice services are like for: �...

4. INZ (Calder) v Horan [2019] NZIACDT 23 (23 April 2019) [pdf, 163 KB]

   ...earlier decision. [5] Mr Horan accused multiple immigration officers in numerous communications of being amongst other things, inept, callous, arrogant, insensitive, uncaring, unconscionable and unprofessional, of being unable to distinguish basic human rights and ignoring the principles of fairness, of treating clients worse than New Zealanders treat animals and of being corrupt, overzealous and overbearing. [6] Furthermore, Mr Horan declined to copy to a client an important commun...

5. [2019] NZCAA 1 (18 January 2019) [pdf, 216 KB]

   ...discrepancy. The evidence from Customs could point to tampering with the odometer, replacement of a failed odometer without setting the reading to the distance the vehicle had been driven, electronic or mechanical fault in the odometer, or human error that resulted in an incorrect recording in the database relied on. However, the last mentioned is not a preferred explanation. There is an anomaly between the 2014 and 2015 record in Japan, and in addition the reading in 2017 is...

6. Fisher v Foster (Strike-Out Application) [2019] NZHRRT 54 [pdf, 184 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2019] NZHRRT 54 Reference No. HRRT 063/2015 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN MARY FISHER PLAINTIFF AND DR ALISON FOSTER DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Ms MA Roche, Co-Chairperson Ms LJ Alaeinia JP, Member Dr JAG Fountain, Member REPRESENTATION: Ms M Fisher in person Mr AH Waalkens QC and Ms HC Stuart for defendant DATE OF HEARING: Heard on the papers DATE OF DECISION...

7. 15 May 2020 Summary of Justice Budget Initiatives for Stakeholders [pdf, 260 KB]

   ........................................ 6 Maintaining the Integrity of the Courts and Tribunals (Vote: Justice) ............................. 7 Honouring our responsibilities to Māori (Vote: Treaty) .................................................... 8 Human Rights .....................................................................................................................10 Maintaining critical infrastructure – property and technology ........................................1...

8. Te Manutukutuku Issue 3 [pdf, 2.9 MB]

   ...replacing Wira Gardiner who, as many of you will know, has moved on to the position of Chief Executive with the Iwi Transition Agency. I come to the Tribunal Division with a recent work his­ tory in the private sector where I have been active in human resource. management for the last seven years. I believe that that experience will serve me well in my work with the Tribunal. After all, human resource management involves dealing with people and in my very short time with the Tri­ buna...

9. [2023] NZEnvC 009 Hankinson v Central Otago District Council [pdf, 849 KB]

   ...of subdivision consent shall be paid prior to Section 224(c) certification. 3. During site works if European or Chinese artefact material is discovered the consent holder shall immediately contact Heritage New Zealand. 4. During site works if koiwi (human skeletal remains), waahi taoka (resource of importance), waahi tapu (place or feature of special significance) or artefact material are discovered, then work shall stop to allow a site inspection by the appropriate runanga and their advisors...

10. BORA-Vet-advice_-SIGNED-with-coda-Firearms-Prohibition-Order-Legislation-Amendment-Bill-Consistency-to-NZBORA-15-February-2024-for-publication.pdf [pdf, 5 MB]

    ...may be searched, we advise that the primary right affected is section 21. Discrimination - section 19 36. Section 19 of the Bill of Rights Act provides that everyone has the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds in section 21 of the Human Rights Act 1993. Race is one of the prohibited grounds.22 Gang membership is not. 37. Legislation will discriminate if it:23 37.1 treats or effects persons or groups in comparable situations differently on the basis of a prohibited gr...