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1. Ruddelle v Auckland District Health Board [2021] NZHRRT 5 [pdf, 230 KB]

   ...other doctors and ACC of Ms Ruddelle’s HDC complaint. Ms Ruddelle claims that disclosing the fact she made an HDC complaint was an interference with her privacy. 1 [This decision is to be cited as Ruddelle v ADHB [2021] NZHRRT 5.] IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2021] NZHRRT 5 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA 2 BACKGROUND [2] On 5 February 2015 Dr Bidwell, Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon at Starship Hospital, (employed by Auckland District Health Board (ADHB)) performed...

2. Rhodes v Accident Compensation Corporation (Personal Injury) [2022] NZACC 194 [pdf, 218 KB]

   ...section 20(2)(e) to (h)). Section 25(1)(a)(i) provides that “accident” means a specific event or a series of events, other than a gradual process, that involves the application of a force (including gravity), or resistance, external to the human body. Section 25(3) notes that the fact that a person has suffered a personal injury is not of itself to be construed as an indication or presumption that it was caused by an accident. [31] In Milne,2 the appellant claimed cover for a l...

3. Proposals against incitement of hatred and discrimination - summary document - Bengali [pdf, 354 KB]

   ...তন্ত সাবতমেন ক া সুরযাগ তখালা থাকরব। আেতন তসটিরজন তস্পস (Citizen Space) ওরয়বসাইি https://consultations.justice.govt.nz এ মাধযরম, humanrights@justice.govt.nz এ ইরমইল ো া, বা ডাকরযারগ Human Rights, Ministry of Justice, SX10088, Wellington তক সাবতমেন োঠারর্ োর ন। তগােনী�...

4. Director of Proceedings v Rolston [2021] NZHRRT 35 [pdf, 449 KB]

   (1) ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF NAME OR IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS OF AGGRIEVED PERSON (2) ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OR OF THE TRIBUNAL IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2021] NZHRRT 35 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA Reference No. HRRT 020/2021 UNDER THE HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND STEVE ROLSTON DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Ms GJ Goodw...

5. Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism - Cabinet Paper 2 - Sept 2016 [pdf, 126 KB]

   ...implications 59. The early policy decisions set out in this paper do not have any further financial implications beyond the decisions already made. Cabinet will be informed of the financial implications of the Phase II reforms in more detail in October 2016. Human rights 60. The reforms are not expected to raise issues with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. Legislative implications 61. An Amendment Bill will be required to implement the AML/CFT Phase II reforms. The Amendment Bill...

6. Environment Court Annual Review 2018 [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   ...with regards to cumulative heavy metal effects within the Estuary sediment and as such a precautionary approach was required in the assessment of the effects. The Court identified that the Estuary was an important habitat of avifauna and increased human activity arising from urbanisation would have significant adverse effects on the Estuary's bird life. The Court was also not confident that the proposal would protect marine ecology from adverse effects. The proposal was found to be s...

7. TQ v FW LCRO 214/2015 (27 September 2016) [pdf, 64 KB]

   ...1 Evidence of TQ at review hearing. The company was represented by a lawyer in an employment dispute involving allegations of theft against Mr WA. The company subsequently retained the services of XX Services (XX), a human resources consultancy firm. 2 [4] Ms FW is Ms RT’s lawyer in family matters concerning her two children with Mr TQ (the children). [5] Ms FW also acts for Mr WA in an employment dispute that involves Mr TQ. [6] Mr TQ says

8. Recommendations recap - issue 10 [pdf, 1021 KB]

   ...In the context of medication errors the other investigatory agency that most commonly examines fatal medication errors is the Health and Disability Commissioner (see below). Themes in coronial recommendations and comments on medication error Human error The opportunity for human error is always present in dispensing medication and while this will likely never be entirely eliminated, coroners have recommended changes to systems to reduce the likelihood of mistakes. Themes from a r...

9. BORA KiwiSaver Bill [pdf, 414 KB]

   ...rights and freedoms contained in the Bill of Rights Act. SECTION 19(1): RIGHT TO BE FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION 10. Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act provides the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds set out in section 21 of the Human Rights Act 1993. The prohibited grounds for discrimination include: • age (which means any age commencing at the age of 16 years old and over); • ethnic and national origin (which includes nationality or citizenship); and • emp...

10. Mitchell v Accident Compensation Corporation [2019] NZHRRT 29 [pdf, 206 KB]

    ...assess Mr Mitchell and that this breached information privacy principle 11. ACC denies sending 1 [This decision is to be cited as Mitchell v Accident Compensation Corporation [2019] NZHRRT 29.] IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2019] NZHRRT 29 2 Mr Neser the footage. The essential issue to be determined in this decision is whether the footage was sent to Mr Neser in breach of Principle 11. Background [3] Between 1989 and Dec...