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1. BORA Minimum Wage (Starting-out Wage) Amendment Bill [pdf, 290 KB]

   ...worker the adult minimum wage. Consistency with the Right to Freedom from Discrimination 8. Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act affirms the right of everyone to be free from discrimination on the grounds of discrimination set out in the Human Rights Act 1993. The grounds of discrimination are set out in s 21 of that Act, and include age (commencing at 16 years of age) and employment status. 9. A provision may limit the right to freedom from discrimination where: a....

2. BORA Animal Welfare Amendment Bill [pdf, 306 KB]

   ...in your report under the Bill of Rights Act on the Criminal Procedure (Reform and Modernisation) Bill.1 The report considered these reverse onus offences were demonstrably justified under s 5 of the Bill of Rights Act. It was considered that the humane treatment of animals is a matter of considerable social importance; any qualifying fact will be a matter that is within the defendant’s knowledge and capacity to prove; and there is unlikely to be an undue burden on the defendant. C...

3. BORA Legal Services Amendment Bill [pdf, 286 KB]

   ...did consider a group of issues in relation to s 19 of the BORA. These are drawn to your attention below. Section 19 issues 4. Section 19 of the BORA provides for the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds of discrimination in the Human Rights Act 1993. Limitations on grant of legal aid for proceedings under the Immigration Act 1987 5. Clause 6 of the Bill contains a proposed amendment to s 10(1) of the Legal Services Act. That provision limits the circumstances in which...

4. Govind v Chandra [2018] NZIACDT 46 (15 November 2018) [pdf, 260 KB]

   ...complaint being upheld without necessarily imposing a sanction. It follows that it is not necessary to find that a disciplinary sanction should be imposed to uphold a complaint. It is important to recognise that not every lapse or manifestation of human frailty should result in an adverse professional disciplinary finding. There will be occasions when advisers are responsible for a lapse from acceptable standards, but that still does not justify upholding a disciplinary complaint...

5. Proactive release - Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Amendment Regulations 2019 [pdf, 1006 KB]

   ...into force on 1 September 2019. Compliance 13. The proposals in this paper appear to be consistent with: 13.1. the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi; 13.2. the rights and freedoms contained in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 or the Human Rights Act 1993; 13.3. the principles and guidelines set out in the Privacy Act 1993 (if the regulations raise privacy issues, indicate whether the Privacy Commissioner agrees that they comply with all relevant principles); 13.4....

6. 2021-02-05 Central Otago Winegrowers Association Evidence of James Dicey Appendicies [pdf, 991 KB]

   ...e-commerce solution to provide multiple websites with e-commerce functionality, based on a single catalogue. • Programme Management – Co-ordination of multiple project e-commerce and infrastructure requirements. Management of resource (financial and human) allocation and prioritisation. • Project Management – Simultaneous project management (up to 4 concurrent projects) from conceptualisation to implementation/project close-down (budgets exceeding £1.5m). • Other responsib...

7. OWRUG & Grape Vision Ltd - EiC - J Dicey - Horticulture (4 Feb 2021) - appendices [pdf, 991 KB]

   ...e-commerce solution to provide multiple websites with e-commerce functionality, based on a single catalogue. • Programme Management – Co-ordination of multiple project e-commerce and infrastructure requirements. Management of resource (financial and human) allocation and prioritisation. • Project Management – Simultaneous project management (up to 4 concurrent projects) from conceptualisation to implementation/project close-down (budgets exceeding £1.5m). • Other responsib...

8. Proactive Release - District Court Amendment Rules 2019 [pdf, 682 KB]

   ...seeking a waiver of the 28-day rule. Compliance 8. The regulatory changes comply with each of the following: 8.1. the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi; 8.2. the rights and freedoms contained in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993; 8.3. the principles and guidelines set out in the Privacy Act 1993; 8.4. relevant international standards and obligations; and 8.5. the LAC Guidelines on the Process and Content of Legislation (2018 edition), which...

9. [2018] NZEnvC 174 Smith v Young [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...stability of the slope which Mr Foley deposes is critical to confirm that the slope remediation and restoration has been achieved. regard this as very important because if there is to be an ongoing dispute between neighbours, as the affidavits and human nature suggest is likely, then objective baseline information will be very useful for any decision-maker. 6 Has the applicant given an undertaking as to damages? [17] While the applicants have not given an undertaking as to damag...

10. Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki nui-a-Rua Claims Settlement Bill [pdf, 1.3 MB]

    ...negotiated settlement of claims. 7. To the extent the exclusion of subsequent challenge could be said to limit a claimant's minority rights under s 20 of the Bill of Rights Act, this would be justified on the same basis. 8. The United Nations Human Rights Committee upheld a similar exclusion under the 1992 Fisheries Settlement. The Committee found the exclusion was consistent with articles 14 and 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which are comparable...