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1. Director of Proceedings v Southern District Health Board [2020] NZHRRT 8 [pdf, 6.6 MB]

   (1) ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF NAME OR IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS OF AGGRIEVED PERSON AND HIS MOTHER (2) ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OR OF THE TRIBUNAL IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2020] NZHRRT 8 UNDER BETWEEN AND AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Ms J Foster, Deputy Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Dr JAG Fountain, Member REPRESENTATION: Ms K Eckersley, Director of Proceedings Reference No. HRRT 050/2019 SECTION 50...

2. 2017 NZSSAA 064 (9 November 2017) [pdf, 244 KB]

   ...completed by or on behalf of the applicant and his or her spouse or partner (if any) to the chief executive’s satisfaction; and … [14] The Chief Executive also asserted that to the extent the Appellant and his wife took issue with Privacy and Human Rights issues, they were matters for the Privacy Commissioner and the Human Rights Commission. 5 The Appellant’s Position [15] As noted, the Appellant’s argument is largely responsive to the Chief Executive’s...

3. Director of Proceedings v Radius Residential Care Ltd [2019] NZHRRT 24 [pdf, 268 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2019] NZHRRT 24 Reference No. HRRT 014/2019 UNDER SECTION 50 OF THE HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND RADIUS RESIDENTIAL CARE LIMITED DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines ONZM QC, Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Mr Mike Keefe JP QSM, Member REPRESENTATION: Ms J Herschell, Acting Director of Proceedings Ms J Sta...

4. Reekie v Attorney-General (for Department of Corrections) [2022] NZHRRT 20 [pdf, 229 KB]

   ...While at Springhill Mr Reekie was subjected to strip searches and use of force on 12 March 2012. This caused significant stress and anxiety to Mr Reekie. 1 [This decision is to be cited as Reekie v Attorney-General [2022] NZHRRT 20.] IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2022] NZHRRT 20 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA 2 [2] Following those events, Mr Reekie prepared an information privacy request seeking a number of documents relating to the 12 March 2012 events and requestin...

5. Proactive release - COVID 19 Response Courts Safety Legislation Bill [pdf, 4.4 MB]

   ...and safety considerations 23 Crown Law is providing advice to the Attorney-General on the Bill’s consisten y with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (NZBORA). 24 I consider the Bill is consistent with NZBORA, the Privacy Act 2020 and the Human Rights Act 1993. The Bill would not directly engag NZBORA rights, but would empower the judiciary and the Ministry to impl men measures that could. Affected rights include rights to natural justice and minimum t ndards of procedural fair...

6. Interim Regulatory Impact Statement: Consultation options for adoption law reform [pdf, 857 KB]

   ...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...

7. Common Bundle Volume 3 [pdf, 2.7 MB]

   ...Management 2014 (as amended in 2017) (c) the state on 7 September 2017 commencement date means the date on which this National Policy Statement comes into force compulsory value means the 4 values described in Appendix 1A, being: ecosystem health, human contact, mahinga kai, and threatened species degraded, in relation to an FMU or part of an FMU, means that as a result of something other than a naturally occurring process: (a) a site or sites in the FMU or part of the FMU to whic...

8. E91 Kurt Grant - Construction Methodology - RE – Applicant [pdf, 9.5 MB]

   ...platforms, paving and underground services. The general approach to managing contaminated land is to leave the material in place wherever possible, reuse existing materials, reduce long-term infiltration into the underlying material, and prevent direct human contact. This can usually be achieved by having a hardstand sealed area as is proposed for most of the landside works. The construction methodology for the works will likely be as follows:  Clear site and remove existing paving,...

9. 2013 to 2016 Ministry of Justice statement of intent [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...and sanctions deter potential offenders, minimise re-offending and hold offenders to account. • Provide leadership across the justice sector to ensure agencies work together as seamlessly as possible. • Work with Crown entities, such as the Human Rights Commission, that help maintain people’s rights and that provide checks and balances on the exercise of public power, such as the Independent Police Conduct Authority. • Monitor and report to Ministers on the performance o...

10. Regulatory Impact Statement Tribunal Enhancements [pdf, 257 KB]

    ...another body or  they  are  solely  issuing                                                               4 This is similar to the provisions for the Customs Appeal Authority, Human Rights Review Tribunal and Immigration Protection  Tribunal in terms of the power to dismiss an appeal if it is satisfied the appeal is frivolous or vexatious.  This generic proposal will be adapted t...