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1. Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner - Position profile [pdf, 256 KB]

   ...Opportunities Commissioner Reports to: Chief Commissioner Appointed by: Governor-General on the advice of the Minister of Justice Time commitment: Full-Time Term: Up to 5 years Salary: As determined by Remuneration Authority Location: The Human Rights Commission has offices in Auckland and Wellington. The Equal Opportunities Commissioner may be based in another centre but would need to travel regularly to the Commission’s offices. ____________________________________...

2. Public engagement on racial discrimination

   The Ministry of Justice is seeking public submissions on a report which details efforts to address racial discrimination in Aotearoa New Zealand. The report demonstrates New Zealand’s ongoing commitment to the protection and promotion of human rights and elimination of racial discrimination. On 22 December 2021, the New Zealand Government is due to submit a Report to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (the CERD Committee). The CERD Committee monitors how w...

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3. Transparency and scrutiny of executive action

   Key Statutes Human Rights Act 1993 Independent Police Conduct Authority Act 1988 Privacy Act 2020 Official Information Act 1982 Ombudsmen Act 1975 Judicial Review Procedure Act 2016 Key Secondary Legislation Human Rights Regulations 1993 Human Rights Review Tribunal Regulations 2002 Ombudsmen Rules 1989 Privacy Regulations 2020 Information/links to recent or currently underway reviews Open Government Partnership  New Zealand is a member of the Open Government Partnership, which is an in...

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4. Platt v Royal Federation of New Zealand Justices’ Associations Inc (Removal to High Court) NZHRRT 17 [pdf, 188 KB]

   1 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL (REMOVAL OF STRIKE OUT APPLICATION TO THE HIGH COURT)1 1 This decision is to be cited as Platt v Royal Federation of New Zealand Justices’ Associations Inc (Removal to High Court) NZHRRT 17 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2024] NZHRRT 17 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA REFERENCE NO. HRRT 044/2022 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN GRAEME STANLEY PLATT PLAINTIFF AND ROYAL FEDERATION OF NEW ZEALAND JUSTICES’ ASSOCIATIONS INCORP...

5. Proactive release – report on overseas travel (Europe – January 2019) [pdf, 840 KB]

   ...Ireland) between the 18th of January 2019 and the 25th of January 2019. Report 2. The substantive purpose of this trip was to lead the New Zealand delegation for New Zealand's third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) by the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. 3. The UPR is a process involving a periodic review of the human rights records of all 193 UN member states. Established in 2006 by the UN General Assembly, the UN Human Rights Council has a mandate to...

6. Stockman v NZAC (Order Removing Proceedings to High Court) [2022] NZHRRT 52 [pdf, 82 KB]

   Reference No. HRRT 024/2022 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN PETER GERARD STOCKMAN PLAINTIFF AND NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION OF COUNSELLORS INCORPORATED DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Ms SJ Eyre, Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Ms SM Kai Fong, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr PG Stockman in person Mr R Hern and Ms S Woods for defendant DATE OF HEARING: Heard on the papers DATE OF DECISION: 22 December 2022 ORDER THAT PROCE...

7. NZ Private Prosecution Service Ltd v Key (Application for Disclosure Order No. 2) [2015] NZHRRT 24 [pdf, 39 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2015] NZHRRT 24 Reference No. HRRT 024/2015 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN NEW ZEALAND PRIVATE PROSECUTION SERVICE LIMITED PLAINTIFF AND JOHN PHILIP KEY DEFENDANT TRIBUNAL: Rodger Haines QC, Chairperson REPRESENTATION: Mr G McCready in person for plaintiff Mr P Kiely for defendant DATE OF MINUTE: 15 June 2015 MINUTE OF CHAIRPERSON DECLINING APPLICATION BY PLAINTIF...

8. HRC Race Relations Commission - Position profile [pdf, 162 KB]

   ...Relations Commissioner Reports to: Chief Commissioner Appointed by: Governor-General on the advice of the Minister of Justice Time Commitment: Full-Time Term: Up to 5 years Salary: As determined by Remuneration Authority Location: The Human Rights Commission has offices in Auckland and Wellington. The Race Relations Commissioner may be based in another centre but would need to travel regularly to the Commission’s offices. ______________________________________________...

9. [2019] NZEmpC 43 Moody v Chamberlain [pdf, 241 KB]

   ...AOTEAROA TĀMAKI MAKAURAU [2019] NZEmpC 43 EMPC 281/2018 IN THE MATTER OF proceedings removed from the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER OF applications by the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions and the Human Rights Commission for leave to appear and be heard BETWEEN DIANE DELE MOODY Plaintiff AND SHANE CHAMBERLAIN by his litigation guardian, L Meys First Defendant AND HER MAJESTY’S ATTORNEY-G...

10. Race Relations Commissioner - Position profile [pdf, 163 KB]

    ...Relations Commissioner Reports to: Chief Commissioner Appointed by: Governor-General on the advice of the Minister of Justice Time Commitment: Full-Time Term: Up to 5 years Salary: As determined by Remuneration Authority Location: The Human Rights Commission has offices in Auckland and Wellington. The Race Relations Commissioner may be based in another centre but would need to travel regularly to the Commission’s offices. ______________________________________________...