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1. Pukekohe Vegetable Growers Association v Waikato Regional Council [pdf, 193 KB]

   ...that they can grow on rested land, or on land that has been utilised for different crops in the rotation sequence. This maintains soil and crop health and assists in achieving improved environmental outcomes. 8. Fresh produce is essential for human health. All New Zealanders should have access to affordable fresh produce. Adequate land area must therefore be attainable for CVP activities to meet fresh produce demands, while maintaining crop rotations that are essential for crop a...

2. Proactive release – District Court (District Court Judges) Amendment Bill: Approval for Introduction [pdf, 953 KB]

   ...Judges are needed to manage the District Court’s increased workload. Compliance 9. The Bill complies with: 9.1. the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi; 9.2. the rights and freedoms contained in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993; 9.3. the disclosure statement requirements (the disclosure statement is attached to this paper); 9.4. the principles and guidelines set out in the Privacy Act 1993; 9.5. relevant international standards and obligati...

3. Mullane v Attorney-General (Request for Transcript) [2021] NZHRRT 31 [pdf, 143 KB]

   ...context of a “fit and proper person” inquiry the Police Vetting Service on 20 June 2013 reported to the New Zealand Transport 1 [This decision is to be cited as Mullane v Attorney-General (Request for Transcript) [2021] NZHRRT 31.] IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2021] NZHRRT 31 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA 2 Agency (NZTA) that, based on intelligence held, the Police recommended Mr Mullane not have unsupervised access to children, young people, or more vulnerable memb...

4. 20240228-Corrections-Victim-Protection-Amendment-Bill-BORA.pdf [pdf, 184 KB]

   ...expression 14. Section 14 of the Bill of Rights Act affirms the right to freedom of expression, including the freedom to seek, receive and impart information and opinions of any kind in any form. The right to freedom of expression is “as wide as human thought and imagination” and includes any activity which conveys or attempts to convey a meaning. 15. We have considered whether the requirement in the Bill to establish and maintain processes to protect victims and those with p...

5. [2023] NZSSAA 6 (15 June 2023) [pdf, 83 KB]

   ...have been flight records where precise information was gathered at the time. Whether those records are the source of Immigration New Zealand’s border records can only be speculation. On the face of it there was likely some manual process where human frailty may affect the precision of the 4 records. It is a highly plausible explanation for the inconsistencies in the record. If it is a manual record, then it is more probable that officials could have been tardy in reco...

6. MOJ0120-PRINT.pdf [pdf, 764 KB]

   ...Court • District Court • Family Court • Youth Court • Employment Court • Māori Land Court • Māori Appellate Court • Coroners Court • Environment Court • Employment Relations Authority (ERA) • Waitangi Tribunal • Human Rights Review Tribunal • Disputes Tribunal • Motor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal • Tenancy Tribunal • other tribunals (as resources permit) Who can speak Māori in a court or tribunal? The Māori Language Act 1987 states you can...

7. 2023 NZPSPLA 068 [pdf, 104 KB]

   ...him. [2] Mr Mehmood also says the complaint should not have been accepted because it did not disclose a valid basis for a complaint. Even if it did, he says cancelling his certificate amounts to double jeopardy and is therefore a breach of the Human Rights Act. [3] The issues I need to decide are: a) Was the complaint made under an appropriate ground? b) Is taking disciplinary action against Mr Mehood following a conviction a breach of s 26 of the Bill of Rights Act? c)...

8. Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Taxation (Annual Rates for 2025-26, Compliance Simplification, and Remedial Measures) Bill [pdf, 221 KB]

   ...such we consider this is a justified limitation on the right affirmed by s 14. Section 19 – Freedom from discrimination 16. Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act affirms the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds set out in the Human Rights Act 1993. 17. Two factors must be met for discrimination to be identified under s 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act:3 a. there is differential treatment or effect as between persons or groups in analogous or comparable situat...

9. OIA-121817.pdf [pdf, 842 KB]

   ...European Parliament and Council on establishing harmonised requirements in the internal market on transparency of interest representation carried out on behalf of third countries. United Nations Reports and civil society submissions to Committee re human rights and law changes. Other report examples OSCE report on Georgian law. Transparency International reports: Transparency-international-EU_briefing_Lobby- transparency-in-the-EU.pdf. Foreign influence mechanisms comparisons and...

10. [2012] NZEmpC 20 White & Others v Reserve Bank of New Zealand [pdf, 148 KB]

    ...contributions to the Fund as the actuary considered necessary to provide the benefits payable to members. [9] One of the witnesses the Court heard from was Mr Peter Cornish a director of Hay Group Limited. Hay Group was described as a global human resources consulting firm with over 2,000 professional staff in 47 countries. Mr Cornish has an impressive background, including a detailed and practical knowledge of remuneration issues faced by New Zealand employers, in particular by...