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1. BORA New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income (Fair Residency) Amendment Bill [pdf, 132 KB]

   ...for receiving superannuation, could constitute a limit on the right to freedom from discrimination. Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act affirms that everyone has the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds of discrimination in the Human Rights Act 1993. Section 21 of the Human Rights Act provides that ethnic or national origin, which includes nationality or citizenship, is a prohibited ground of discrimination. 4. The Bill confers a greater entitlement on individuals ba...

2. Parole Mandatory Completion of Rehabilitative Programmes Amendment-Bill [pdf, 347 KB]

   ...to be arbitrarily arrested or detained. 12. The effect of the Bill on s 22 depends on whether a prisoner’s sentence of imprisonment is finite or indeterminate. Arbitrary detention in the context of preventive detention 13. The United Nations Human Rights Commission and the European Court of Human Rights have developed a broad approach to arbitrary detention when considering indeterminate sentences of imprisonment. The initial minimum period of 3 See sections 29 and 29AA. 3...

3. Marshall v IDEA Services Ltd (Extension of Time) [2018] NZHRRT 39 [pdf, 17 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2018] NZHRRT 39 Reference No. HRRT 029/2018 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN EAMON HENNING MARSHALL First Plaintiff AND GLENN WALTER MARSHALL Second Plaintiff AND FRANZISKA JANE MARSHALL Third Plaintiff AND IDEA SERVICES LIMITED Defendant AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines ONZM QC, Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Mr RK Musuku, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr GW Mar...

4. [2020] NZEmpC 36 Carrigan v Attorney-General [pdf, 115 KB]

   ...defendants Judgment: 25 March 2020 INTERLOCUTORY JUDGMENT (NO 2) OF CHIEF JUDGE CHRISTINA INGLIS (Application for leave to appear and be heard as intervenor) [1] In my judgment of 17 March 2020, I granted leave to the Human Rights Commission (the Commission) to apply to intervene and be heard in the proceedings.1 [2] The Attorney-General is content to abide the decision of the Court on the Commission’s application; the plaintiffs consent to it. [3]...

5. NZ Core document [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...information transmitted to States parties regarding the processing of their reports, the present document was not formally edited before being sent to the United Nations translations services. United Nations HRI/CORE/NZL/2010 International Human Rights Instruments Distr.: General 11 March 2011 Original: English HRI/CORE/NZL/2010 2 GE.11-41617 Contents Paragraphs Page I. General factual and statistical information.......................................................

6. OIA-98262.pdf [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   ...Zealand’s law to the position that existed in 1975 - 1977. This is what the Waitangi Tribunal has recommended and removes the disproportionate impact the current law has on Māori This option is consistent with NZBORA, New Zealand’s international human rights obligations and the Crown’s Treaty obligations. 10. This option would be a simple legislative change to draft and implement. There would be periodic extra costs for the Electoral Commission and Corrections in delivering increased v...

7. Waxman v Pal (Application for Non-Publication Orders) [2017] NZHRRT 4 [pdf, 322 KB]

   1 (1) ORDER THAT PARAGRAPHS [27] AND [85] TO [87] NOT BE PUBLISHED TO ANY PERSONS OTHER THAN THE PARTIES IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2017] NZHRRT 4 Reference No. HRRT 035/2015 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN DEBORAH WAXMAN PLAINTIFF AND JITENDRA PAL DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Ms LJ Alaeinia, Member Mr BK Neeson JP, Member REPRESENTATION: Dr D Waxman in person Dr...

8. Wall v Fairfax New Zealand Ltd [2017] NZHRRT 17 [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2017] NZHRRT 17 Reference No. HRRT 017/2013 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN LOUISA HARERUIA WALL Plaintiff AND FAIRFAX NEW ZEALAND LIMITED First Defendant AND THE MARLBOROUGH EXPRESS Second Defendant AND THE CHRISTCHURCH PRESS Third Defendant AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Ms GJ Goodwin, Member Mr MJM Keefe JP, Member REPRESENTATION: Ms...

9. Hill v Pavlovich Coachlines Ltd [2021] NZHRRT 43 [pdf, 158 KB]

   Reference No. HRRT 015/2018 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN MERVIN HILL PLAINTIFF AND PAVLOVICH COACHLINES LIMITED TRADING AS URBAN EXPRESS DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Ms SJ Eyre, Deputy Chairperson Ms DL Hart, Member Mr IR Nemani, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr M Hill in person Ms H Twomey and Ms H Bridgman for defendant DATE OF HEARING: 6 to 8 July 2021 DATE OF DECISION: 17 September 2021 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL1 [...

10. Grigorovich v Stapleton (Strike-Out Application) [2018] NZHRRT 44 [pdf, 234 KB]

    Reference No. HRRT 072/2016 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN IGOR GRIGOROVICH PLAINTIFF AND MALCOLM STAPLETON FIRST DEFENDANT AND BABBAGE CONSULTANTS LIMITED SECOND DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Ms MA Roche, Co-Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Mr BK Neeson JP, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr I Grigorovich in person Mr S Blackwell for second defendant DATE OF HEARING: Heard on the papers DATE OF DECISION: 28 September 2018...