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1. LCRO 9/2020 SC v KB and ZR (30 April 2020) [pdf, 110 KB]

   ...the Committee charged with the responsibility for conducting an inquiry into the complaint. (b) The Law Society has a conflict of interest when considering complaints engaging Treaty of Waitangi claims. (c) The Law Society had violated her human rights and been influenced by racism when considering her complaints. (d) The Law Society had neglected to investigate the complaints. (e) The Law Society was engaging in a cover up, and its negligence in failing to take her complaints...

2. Proactive release - Statutes Amendment Bill [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...are expected a result of the amendments in this Bill. Compliance 10 The Bill complies with the following: 10.1 the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi; 10.2 the rights and freedoms contained in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993, subject to final Attorney General confirmation; 10.3 the principles and guidelines set out in the Privacy Act 2020; 10.4 relevant international standards and obligations; and 10.5 the Legislation Guidelines (2021 edi...

3. [2022] NZACC 29 – McIver v ACC (8 March 2022) [pdf, 184 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. [19] Section 28 of the Act provides: (1) A work...

4. IT & NH v UN Ltd [2022] NZDT 163 (25 October 2022) [pdf, 257 KB]

   ...dimensional printed models is a skill which is at a relatively early phase in its development. It has come a long way in the last five years, as Mr O pointed out, but it was not and could not yet be considered to be a “perfect” representation of human models. The materials used for constructing the model are such that the skin of a model may well have superficial differences with actual skin which as yet cannot be compensated for. I accepted Mr O’s evidence about this. I also acc...

5. Electoral-Expenditure-Limit-Order-2023-and-Electoral-Main-Rolls-Closing-Order-2023-v2.pdf [pdf, 303 KB]

   ...Electoral (Expenditure Limit) Order and Electoral Main Rolls Closing Order 2023 complies with the following: 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 and the Human Rights Act 1993; 13.3 the principles and guidelines set out in the Privacy Act 2020; 13.4 relevant international standards and obligations; and 13.5 the Legislation Guidelines. Regulations Review Committee 14 There are no ground...

6. Government seeking feedback on options for creating a new adoption system

   ...reflects modern adoption best practice. This reform presents an opportunity to create a new system that provides strong safeguards for protecting the rights, best interests and welfare of children. It will also allow us to ensure we uphold our international human rights obligations. We need to change our adoption laws to make sure our tamariki are at the heart. The public’s thoughts and ideas will play an important part in helping to get our adoption laws right. Our adoption laws need to alig...

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7. E9 Kurt Grant - Construction Methodology - EIC - Applicant [pdf, 24 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA ENV-2018-AKL-000078 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) AND IN THE MATTER of the direct referral of applications for resource consent for the necessary infrastructure and related activities associated with holding the America's Cup in Auckland BETWEEN PANUKU DEVELOPMENT AUCKLAND Applicant AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL Regulatory Authority EVIDENCE OF KURT ADRIAN GRANT ON BEH

8. 2017 Ministry of Justice Annual Report [pdf, 3.7 MB]

   ...reduce variations and increase the distribution of best practices around the country, will improve the service for the public. 4. We need greater use of technology. The expansion of AVL is a good example. It is a fundamentally more efficient and humane way of dealing with those people in our system. It can reduce delays and inconveniences with transporting prisoners and improve the experience of vulnerable witnesses by providing opportunities for them to appear in Court via AVL i...

9. Children-living-through-sexual-exploitation-in-Aotearoa-ECPAT-report-2025.pdf [pdf, 2.8 MB]

   ...action to end it (Alexander, Meuwese, & Wolthuis, 2000). In line with this, Aotearoa has ratified the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, 2002), and Convention 182 of the International Labour Organisation, which identifies commercial sexual exploitation as one of the worst forms of child labour (International Labour Organization, 1999). Aotearoa is also a signator...

10. Key Informant Interviews Review of the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 [pdf, 326 KB]

    ...CORP 363 Reasons for support Informants often gave several reasons why they supported the PRA. The most common reasons – with fairly equal weighting – were that: • The PRA protected basic human rights of sex workers particularly by removing the stigma and barriers associated with criminal convictions, the opportunities for exploitation, and constraints on their being kept safe. • The health of sex workers was likely to be bett