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1. OIA-105425.pdf [pdf, 249 KB]

   ...objective is important enough that the limit of a right is justified. All bills introduced to Parliament are vetted for consistency with NZBORA and reports issued. These can be viewed at: justice.govt.nz/justice-sector-policy/constitutional-issues-and-human-rights/bill-of-rights- compliance-reports/ 2. Can all documentation and communications sent, over the time period between 1st of October 2019 and 1st of June 2023, to other State Parties and/or the Secretary- General of the United Nat...

2. NOP & TUV v Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (Costs) [2014] NZHRRT 36 [pdf, 43 KB]

   1 (1) ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF NAMES, ADDRESS OR IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS OF THE PLAINTIFFS AND OF THEIR CHILDREN (2) ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE TRIBUNAL OR OF THE CHAIRPERSON IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2014] NZHRRT 36 Reference No. HRRT 025/2008 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN NOP AND TUV PLAINTIFFS AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE, MINISTRY OF BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND EMPLOYMENT DEFEN...

3. Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination – summary record 12th-14th reports (continued) [pdf, 125 KB]

   ...New Zealand took places at the Committee table. 2. Mr. CAUGHLEY (New Zealand), introducing the report of New Zealand, said that the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination had been the first international human rights instrument to be ratified by New Zealand and had influenced the very foundations of the country’s human rights legislation and infrastructure. In the current report, which combined the twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth periodic...

4. Marshall v IDEA Services Ltd (HDC Act) [2020] NZHRRT 9 [pdf, 434 KB]

   IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2020] NZHRRT 9 Reference No. HRRT 041/2018 UNDER THE HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 BETWEEN EAMON HENNING MARSHALL PLAINTIFF AND IDEA SERVICES LIMITED DEFENDANT AT NAPIER BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines ONZM QC, Chairperson Ms GJ Goodwin, Deputy Chairperson Ms LJ Alaeinia JP, Member Mr MJM Keefe QSM JP, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr GW Marshall as agent for his son Ms I Reuv...

5. Proposals against incitement of hatred and discrimination - discussion document - Easy Read [docx, 9.6 MB]

   ...laws still let people say what they think. [image: Punch 2] [image: Close with solid fill]This does not mean people can say or do things that incite hate. [image: ]The laws about inciting hate that the government wants to change are parts of: · The Human Rights Act 1993 · The Crimes Act 1961. [image: ] We want to know what you think about the plans to change these laws. [bookmark: _Toc72416618] What you can do if you are experiencing incitement of hate [image: ]Experiencing incite...

6. Proactive release – The New Zealand Bill of Rights (Declarations of Inconsistency) Amendment Bill [pdf, 2 MB]

   ...and freedoms affirmed by the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (the Bill of Rights Act). Executive Summary 2. A declaration of inconsistency is a formal statement by a court or tribunal that an Act is inconsistent with a plaintiff’s fundamental human rights protected by the Bill of Rights Act. When the Senior Courts make such a declaration, there is currently no mechanism to bring the matter to the attention of the House of Representatives. This means lawmakers may not have full r...

7. Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination – concluding observations 18th-20th reports [pdf, 191 KB]

   ...the Health Housing Programme that seeks to alleviate overcrowding in housing among Pasifika peoples; (c) The publication of a new Equality and Diversity Policy for the Public Service in 2008; (d) The ratification of the following international human rights instruments: (i) The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, on 25 September 2008; and United Nations CERD/C/NZL/CO/18-20 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination...

8. Tan v Chief Executive Ministry of Social Development (Non Party Access to Tribunal File) [2016] NZHRRT 2 [pdf, 69 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2016] NZHRRT 2 Reference No. HRRT 059/2015 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN KONG HWEE TAN PLAINTIFF AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE, MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON – ON THE PAPERS BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Mr RK Musuku, Member Mr BK Neeson JP, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr KH Tan in person Ms K Laurenson and Ms E Devine for defendant DATE OF HE...

9. Guide for Policy and Legal Advisors

   ...to identify and consider the impact on rights in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 when developing policy and legislation. It is aimed primarily at policy and legal advisors. Good policy development should consider how best to uphold fundamental human rights. Human rights law is one of the most important ways to affirm society’s values in terms of the relationship between the state and the people. The statutory framework of Aotearoa New Zealand’s human rights law is found in several A...

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10. WXY v Attorney-General (Strike-Out Application) [2014] NZHRRT 37 [pdf, 59 KB]

    1 (1) ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF NAMES, ADDRESS OR IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS OF THE PLAINTIFFS AND OF THEIR CHILDREN (2) ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE TRIBUNAL OR OF THE CHAIRPERSON IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2014] NZHRRT 37 Reference No. HRRT 007/2014 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN WXY PLAINTIFFS AND ATTORNEY-GENERAL IN RESPECT OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH DEFENDANT...