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1. Tauranga-City-Council-election-OIC_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 525 KB]

   ...2024 following approval by the Governor-General. Compliance 32 This Order complies with each of the following: 32.1 the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi; 32.2 the rights and freedoms contained in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 or the Human Rights Act 1993; 32.3 the principles and guidelines set out in the Privacy Act 2020; 32.4 relevant international standards and obligations; 32.5 the Legislation Guidelines (2021 edition), which are maintained by the Legislation Desig...

2. SG v QG [2023] NZDT 116 (15 March 2023).pdf [pdf, 202 KB]

   ...denied access to collect the boat by officials at the Port, SG paid $150 from his own pocket to people at the Port to bring the boat to him. It seems to me that SG has done all that he could, and more, to ensure he collected QG’s boat as soon as was humanly possible. Did SG damage the tyres by the way he drove? 11. The onus lies with QG to prove that the wear on the tyres was caused by SG. The standard of proof required in the Tribunal is “the balance of probabilities”. Tha...

3. QS v T Ltd [2024] NZDT 703 (15 August 2024) [pdf, 115 KB]

   ...T Ltd’s company started the work, and then QS hired another company to take over and complete the job. 23. In January 2023 the pump failed again, and the plumbing invoice from that time states ‘inspected it to find septic system was full of human waste as the pump had been disconnected and spa had been plugged in instead”. QS refers to the cause being guests disposing of sanitary items down the toilet, but that is not what the January invoice says. Perhaps that was the cause of th...

4. Arms-Act-rewrite-summary-version-of-the-discussion-document-large-print.pdf [pdf, 169 KB]

   ...ammunition • controls products, who can use them, and how they can be used 7 • enables firearms amnesty and buy-back regimes. Controls help to ensure that firearms are not misused. Misusing firearms can lead to serious injury or the loss of human life. Questions • In your view does the Act define a 'firearm' well? • In your view, is the focus on regulating firearms (and associated products) based on the risk profile of each product an appropriate approach...

5. Te Tiriti o Waitangi - Treaty of Waitangi

   ...rights are set out in other legislation which is enforceable in our courts. For example, Article III of the Treaty of Waitangi sets out the right to equality before the law. This right is also protected under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act and the Human Rights Act. New Zealand has also signed the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, an international law to protect the rights of minorities. We have an international obligation to comply with some of the Treaty rights through...

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6. Documents relevant to the Coronial Inquiry

   ...representing the Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand Document Mr James Wilding QC representing St John’s Ambulance Document Mr Mark Zarifeh representing New Zealand Police Document Mr John Hancock representing the Human Rights Commission Document 1 - Submission Document 2 Document 3 Document 4 Mr Jonathon Coates and Ms Andrea Lane representing Canterbury District Health Board Document Mr Peter Cranney representing New Zealand Professional Fire...

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7. OIA-121939.pdf [pdf, 936 KB]

   ...Aide Memoire Response to IPCA Report on the Policing of Protests Meeting on the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) review of the policing of public protests Hon. Paul Goldsmith 2 April 2025 Approved by: Anna Johnston, Policy Manager, Human Rights Purpose 1. On 3 April, you are meeting with Hon Mark Mitchell, Minister of Police, and Hon Simon Watts, Minister of Local Government, to discuss the report of the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) on the policing of pub...

8. National Standards Committee v Young [2018] NZLCDT 20 [pdf, 111 KB]

   ...need to obtain assistance rather than continue with the matter himself. [12] We accept the submissions of Mr Young’s counsel, in relation to the speech offending, that, unlike Mr Deliu3, Mr Young did not bring in other institutions such as the Human Rights Commission, the Judicial Conduct Commissioner, rather he made his comments in the course of exercising his appeal rights. Ms Donovan submitted, and we accept, that Mr Young did not attempt to express his views in a manner that...

9. NF v B Ltd [2025] NZDT 227 (17 July 2025) [pdf, 142 KB]

   ...Ltd did not do so before check in closed. 21. NF suggests that B Ltd discriminated against him and his family due to their religion. B Ltd strongly denies this. The Tribunal does not have jurisdiction to hear claims of discrimination under the Human Rights Act 1993. But in any event, there is no evidence that B Ltd’s actions in failing to check in NF or his family was related to their religion. Are NF’s claimed costs proven? 22. NF has claimed $30,000 in compensation. Approx...

10. E11 Craig Fitzgerald - Noise and Vibration - EIC - Applicant [pdf, 12 MB]

    ...variation in both reference pressure level and the properties of the medium (water), the numerical representation of underwater noise levels appear significantly higher than those typical in airborne noise. Furthermore, the characteristics of human hearing are largely irrelevant underwater, so frequency weighted sound descriptors such as dBA are inappropriate. In fact, any weighting system applied is only relevant to the hearing sensitivity of the receiver, which varies widely depen...