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1. [2017] NZEnvC 180 Ngai te hapu Incorporated v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...consents taking into account the monitoring components, 2 frequency and purpose described in Appendix 1, Table 1, and the threshold levels identified in Appendix 1, Table 2, of these conditions, and b) If the monitoring identifies: • risks to human health, or • significant adverse ecological effects beyond identified trigger levels established in accordance with conditions 6, 8 and 9 and Appendix 1, Table 2, have occurred or are likely to occur (without distinction as to whet...

2. Sax v Triathlon Tauranga Inc (Strike-Out) [2022] NZHRRT 35 [pdf, 91 KB]

   ...amended statement of claim was filed on 29 October 2015 and a statement of reply to the amended statement of claim was filed on 27 November 2015. 1 [This decision is to be cited as Sax v Triathlon Tauranga Inc (Strike-Out) [2022] NZHRRT 35.] IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2022] NZHRRT 35 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA 2 [4] On 27 January 2016 and again on 12 April 2016 the Tribunal contacted Ms Sax by email regarding the scheduling of a teleconference. No reply to eith...

3. Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination – concluding observations 18th-20th reports addendum [pdf, 257 KB]

   ...Discrimination adopted concluding observations on New Zealand’s eighteenth to twentieth periodic reports (CERD/C/NZL/18-20). The Committee requested relevant information, within a year, on four of its recommendations related to the national action plan on human rights (paragraph 8 of the concluding observations), incitement of racial hatred on the internet (paragraph 9), the Waitangi Tribunal’s 2011 Wai 262 decision (paragraph 14), and the preservation of Māori and Pasifika lan...

4. BORA COVID-19 Response (Taxation and Social Assistance Urgent Measures) Bill [pdf, 86 KB]

   ...excludes those in receipt of an income-tested benefit from the in-work tax credit. 10. Section 19(1) of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 affirms that everyone has the right to freedom from discrimination on the prohibited grounds in s 21 of the Human Rights Act 1993. The grounds of discrimination under the Human Rights Act include marital status, family status, and employment status which means being unemployed or being a recipient of a benefit under the Social Security Act or an...

5. Baker v High Court (Strike-Out Application) [2021] NZHRRT 56 [pdf, 543 KB]

   (1) ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF PLAINTIFF’S NAME (2) ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE TRIBUNAL OR OF THE CHAIRPERSON Reference No. HRRT 045/2021 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN SUSAN BAKER Plaintiff AND HIGH COURT OF AUCKLAND First Defendant AND NEW ZEALAND COURT OF APPEAL Second Defendant AND COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE Third Defendant AND ATTORNEY-GENERAL Fourth Defendant AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG...

6. Sax v Team Shorebreak Inc (Strike-Out) [2022] NZHRRT 36 [pdf, 92 KB]

   ...again in April 2016 the Tribunal contacted Ms Sax by email regarding the scheduling of a teleconference. No reply to either email was received. 1 [This decision is to be cited as Sax v Team Shorebreak Inc (Strike-Out) [2022] NZHRRT 36.] IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2022] NZHRRT 36 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA 2 [4] In November 2019 the Tribunal again contacted Ms Sax by email asking her whether she still intended to pursue the claim. She was asked to respond by 13...

7. BORA Corrections (Mothers with Babies) Amendment Bill [pdf, 199 KB]

   ...men with children. This could be viewed as giving rise to a prima facie issue of inconsistency with section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act which provides the right for everyone to freedom from discrimination on the grounds of discrimination in the Human Rights Act 1993. The prohibited grounds of discrimination that could be considered relevant are sex, which includes pregnancy and childbirth, and family status. 2 6. We are, however, of the view that this Bill should not be...

8. Privacy

   ...something in accordance with the Act decisions on access requests: the Privacy Commissioner can make binding decisions on complaints about access to personal information (rather than recommendations).  The Commissioner’s decisions can be appealed to the Human Rights Review Tribunal strengthening cross-border protections: New Zealand agencies must take reasonable steps to ensure that personal information sent overseas is protected by comparable privacy safeguards under new information privacy...

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9. Property offences

   ...recent or currently underway reviews The Terrorism Suppression Act 2002 (TSA) was amended in 2021. The changes included ensuring the criminalisation of conduct that causes damage, or has a serious risk of causing damage, to property, if likely to endanger human life: making amendments to clarify the definition of a “terrorist act”; creating a new offence to criminalise planning or preparation for a terrorist act; creating a new offence to criminalise terrorist weapons and combat training;...

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10. 2019: A Big Year for Our Policy Team

    ...bills emerging from select committee in March and April. Also a number of reports are due to international organisations such as the United Nations. In January, for example, New Zealand has to present its Universal Periodic Review of New Zealand’s human rights record to the UN in Geneva. Rajesh says an unpredictable element is the Members’ ballot. “About a third of the bills able to be drawn amend Justice legislation, so we expect this will generate additional demand.” As the Government...

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