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1. E79 CVA - Te Kawerau Iwi Tribunal Authority [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...the southern Kaipara, the Upper Waitematā Harbour, and the North Shore (Te Whenua Roa o Kahu). Early connections Through ancient ancestral ties Te Kawerau ā Maki trace their unbroken relationship with Tāmaki Makaurau to the time of earliest human occupation. This was the time of the Tūrehu (who in Kawerau tradition are known to have arisen from the earth) and the Tahurangi (also known as the Patupaiarehe, the secretive forest-dwelling ‘people’). Many places and geographic featu...

2. [2023] NZEmpC 95 VMR v Aviation Security Service Division of Civil Aviation Authority [pdf, 257 KB]

   ...fall? [22] Ms Grey, counsel for the AVOs, submitted that it was in the interests of justice to conclude that all costs lie where they fall in each proceeding. This was because: (a) the circumstances were novel and involved important legal and human rights issues, including the relationship between subordinate legislation 6 Tomo v Checkmate Precision Cutting Tools Ltd [2015] NZEmpC 2, [2015] ERNZ 196 at [5]. 7 “Employment Court of New Zealand Practice Directions” <www.empl...

3. [2012] NZEmpC 216 Q v W [pdf, 110 KB]

   ...plaintiff was seeking, it may be that the plaintiff will be required to disclose her disability to a prospective employer, so name suppression would not override this obligation. [28] I accepted Mr France’s submission on the point that the Human Rights Act 1993 expressly prohibits discrimination on the grounds of disability. On that basis it would not be an appropriate exercise of the discretion to grant name suppression in anticipation that identification of her disability wou...

4. AAQ Ltd v ZZJ, ZZK and ZZL [2013] NZDT 13 (16 April 2010) [pdf, 84 KB]

   ...if any fuel contamination occurred through: i. an act or default or omission of any person other than ZZJ Ltd (e.g., the fuel was contaminated through the fault of ZZL Ltd) (s 26(a)(i) of the CGA); or ii. a cause independent of human control, occurring after the goods have left the control of ZZJ Ltd (s 26(a)(ii) of the CGA). [6] Similar liability would also exist under general principles of the law of negligence, but as the Consumer Guarantees Act has direct appl...

5. Green v New Zealand Police (Jurisdiction) [2019] NZHRRT 15 [pdf, 193 KB]

   ...1 [This decision is to be cited as Green v New Zealand Police (Jurisdiction) [2019] NZHRRT 15. Due to publication restrictions this decision has been anonymised by the redaction of the true name of the plaintiff.] IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2019] NZHRRT 15 2 Introduction [1] In June 2015, the plaintiff requested a copy of the investigation file into a complaint of rape made by her to the Police in 2014. The Police response to this request was

6. 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...

7. 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...

8. Directory of Official Information 2019 D-F [pdf, 890 KB]

   ...Delivery; Tῡ Aromatawai Independent Review; Governance, People and Executive Services; and Finance. 3 The Ministry is organised around its civilian advice and capability delivery roles. Its centre provides in-house financial services, human resources, corporate planning, governance and assurance, security and other back office services. The Ministry has shared services arrangements with the New Zealand Defence Force for property, IT and communications services, and some sec...

9. [2007] NZEmpC AC 49/07 Landmarx Developments (NZ) Ltd v Raman [pdf, 44 KB]

   ...KEWAL, Executive Assistant to Managing Director of Auckland swear; 1. I was absent from my employment at Landmarx Development (NZ) Limited when the determination from the Employment Authority was received on or around 12 March 2007. Then our Human Resources Officer went on leave from 19 to 23 March 2007. 2. I was also involved in staff inductions and quarterly review meetings at this time. 3. I was then away on leave from 2 to 10 April 2007. All of which led to there bei...

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...