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1. Key initiatives

   ...Adoption Law Reform The Government is reforming our adoption laws. The aim of the reform is to create a new system that protects the rights, best interests and welfare of children, upholds our Tiriti o Waitangi obligations, and upholds our international human rights obligations. We want to put tamariki, our children, at the heart of our adoption laws. Human Rights Act amendment to strengthen incitement laws The Government is amending the Human Rights Act 1993 to include religious communities...

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2. Members of the tribunal

   ...Estate Authority (past, 5 years).  She is a Sitting Board Member of the Advertising Standards Authority Complaints Board and sits on the ASA Codes Committee.  Kenneth Raureti (Rotorua) Mr Raureti has extensive experience in the area of Human Resources and Employment Relations. He currently owns a Mediation, Business Management Services Consultancy Business. He has well-established professional relationships and extensive networks within the business community, Tourism, Iwi and Ha...

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3. What happens next

   ...period between 25 December and 15 January of any given year is excluded from the 6 month timeframe). For claims heard prior to that, decisions will be released as soon as reasonably practicable. The decision will also be available on our decisions finder: Human Rights Review Tribunal decisions finder Enforcement If either party fails to follow the Tribunal's orders or directions, the decision can be enforced in the District Court. If you disagree with the Tribunal’s decision If you don’t ag...

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4. BORA New Zealand Sign Language Bill [pdf, 95 KB]

   ...whether clause 7 of the Bill could give rise to an issue of discrimination under section 19 of the Bill of Rights Act. Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act provides the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds set out in section 21 of the Human Rights Act 1993. These grounds include, inter alia, ethnic or national origin, and disability. 7. In our view, taking into account the various domestic and overseas judicial pronouncements as to the meaning of discrimination, the k...

5. Jacobsen v Zhou [2015] NZHRRT 38 [pdf, 71 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2015] NZHRRT 38 Reference No. HRRT 001/2015 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN AARRON GORDON JACOBSEN PLAINTIFF AND TOM ZHOU DEFENDANT AT NEW PLYMOUTH BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Mr BK Neeson JP, Member Hon KL Shirley, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr AG Jacobsen in person Mr T Zhou in person DATE OF HEARING: 17 August 2015 DATE OF DECISION: 3 September 2015 DE...

6. BORA Taxation (Budget Measures) Bill [pdf, 89 KB]

   ...changes to WFF raise an issue of apparent age discrimination. Changes to Working for families 3. 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. The grounds of discrimination under the Human Rights Act include age. 4. Drawing on the New Zealand case law on discrimination, we consider that the key questions in assessing whether there is a limit on the right t...

7. Gender Pay Gap Action Plan 2020 A3 version [PDF, 399 KB]

   ...gap is a strategic priority for Tāhū o te Ture - Ministry of Justice and the wider public sector. Ensuring women’s pay reflects their skills, efforts and responsibilities, and isn’t negatively affected by their gender, is about fundamental human rights and making the Ministry a great place to be. *All our information includes our Departmental Agency, The Office for Māori Crown Relations - Te Arawhiti. We have a 69% female workforce, with 68% represented in the lowest p...

8. COVID-19 Public Health Response (Validation of Managed Isolation and Quarantine Charges) Amendment Bill [pdf, 230 KB]

   ...Consistency of the Bill with the Bill of Rights Act Section 19 – Freedom from discrimination 9. Section 19 of the Bill of Rights Act affirms that everyone has the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds of discrimination set out in the Human Rights Act 1993 (the Human Rights Act). 10. The Bill retroactively treats Australian temporary class visa holders differently from other arrivals who have been through MIQ. This raises the question of whether the right to be free f...

9. 20240531-Taxation-Budget-Measures-Bill-for-publication.pdf [pdf, 179 KB]

   ...that objective and appears a reasonable and proportionate way of achieving it. Section 19 – Freedom from discrimination 10. Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act affirms the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds set out in the Human Rights Act 1993 (the Human Rights Act). 11. Two factors must be met for discrimination to be identified under section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act:3 a. there is a differential treatment or effect as between persons or groups in a...

10. Overseas Investment (Forestry) Amendment Bill [pdf, 228 KB]

    ...provisions to ensure their workability and clarity. Consistency of the Bill with the Bill of Rights Act Section 19 – Freedom from discrimination 9. Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act affirms the right to be free from discrimination. The Human Rights Act 1993 provides that ethnic or national origins, which includes nationality or citizenship, is a prohibited ground of discrimination.1 10. The key question, in assessing whether there is a limit on the right to freedom from...