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1. ENVC Hearing 27Jul15 AC suppl evidence Mica Plowman [pdf, 127 KB]

   ...such persons being given a reasonable time as determined by the Council to record and recover archaeological features or traditional cultural material discovered before work may recommence on the site (Ref Condition 21(a)). If the material includes human remains the NZ Police shall be contacted immediately. 8. Condition 28 in the September 2014 coastal permit conditions related to accidental discovery of archaeological or cultural material, and was similarly worded to condition 21 in...

2. Greer v Police (Strike-Out Application) [2022] NZHRRT 51 [pdf, 143 KB]

   ...person Mr R S May and Mr S B McCusker for defendant DATE OF HEARING: On the papers DATE OF DECISION: 21 December 2022 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL STRIKING-OUT CLAIM1 [1] This decision relates to a claim filed by Mr Greer in the Human Rights Review Tribunal alleging that the Commissioner of Police (Police) failed to respond to an information privacy request he made in 2014 in a timely manner and in full. 1 [This decision is to be cited as Greer v Police (Strike...

3. BORA Taxation (Kiwisaver and Company Tax Rate Amendments) Bill [pdf, 386 KB]

   ...portfolio investment entity rules. CONSISTENCY WITH SECTION 19 OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS ACT 4. Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act protects the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds of discrimination set out in section 21 of the Human Rights Act 1993, including age (which means any age of 16 years old and over). 5. Taking into account the various domestic and overseas judicial pronouncements as to the meaning of discrimination, the key questions in assessing whether dis...

4. BORA Trusts Bill [pdf, 161 KB]

   ...mechanisms to resolve trust-related disputes; and 5.4 Making trust law more accessible. Whether s 19 is at issue 6. Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act provides that everyone has the right to freedom from discrimination on grounds set out in the Human Rights Act 1993. Those grounds include age and disability. 2 4135720_TRUSTS BILL_ ADVICE TO AG.DOCX 6.1 Age means any age commencing with the age of 16.1 6.2 Disability is defined to include intellectual or psychological di...

5. [2024] NZEnvC 137 Auckland Council v Sharma [pdf, 242 KB]

   ...(i) the operative rules of the Auckland Unitary Plan and comply with all applicable permitted activity standards; and (ii) the Resource Management (National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health) Regulations 2011 and comply with all applicable standards. 2. The respondents shall cease and not commence discharging contaminants to water, or to land in circumstances which may result in contaminants entering water, at the S...

6. BORA Overseas Investment Amendment Bill [pdf, 204 KB]

   ...disclosure, compliance and enforcement regime. Consistency of the Bill with the Bill of Rights Act Section 19(1) – Freedom from discrimination 6. Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act affirms the right to be free from discrimination. The Human Rights Act provides that ethnic or national origins, which includes nationality or citizenship, is a prohibited ground of discrimination.1 7. The key question, in assessing whether there is a limit on the right to freedom from discriminati...

7. Heta v Ministry of Social Development [2012] NZHRRT 2 [pdf, 46 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2012] NZHRRT 2 Reference No. HRRT 015/11 IN THE MATTER OF A CLAIM UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN MARGARET HETA PLAINTIFF AND MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DEFENDANT BEFORE: RPG Haines QC, Chairperson GJ Cook JP, Member R Musuku, Member Margaret Heta in person Deborah Harris for defendant Date of Decision: 9 February 2012 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL STRIKING OUT SECOND PLAINTIFFS A...

8. BORA Identity Information Confirmation Bill [pdf, 314 KB]

   ...community. This community encompasses a diverse range of people with different backgrounds. For the purposes of this advice, we are concerned with those people whose gender identity is different from the gender assigned to them at birth. 6. The Human Rights Commission Report of the Inquiry into Discrimination Experienced by Transgender People, To be Who I Am: Kia noho au ki toku ano ao, expresses concern about the particular difficulties transgender individuals face in obtaining offic...

9. BORA Electoral Amendment Bill [pdf, 288 KB]

   ...orderly elections; and 7.3 The extension of financial disclosure obligations to loans appears brings such funding into line with other sources of electoral finance. 8. It is also material, noting the approach in particular of the European Court of Human Rights in Animal Defenders, above, that these amendments follow recommendations of the Electoral Commission, a non-partisan body, and of the parliamentary inquiry into the 2011 general election. On that basis, we conclude that these lim...

10. The Hāpaitia legacy

    ...the Hāpaitia programme sought to initiate through its public engagement.  They can be expected to increasingly re-focus their activities in the direction Hāpaitia has set.  This means working towards a system that: treats all people with humanity, dignity, respect and compassion recognises the mana inherent in all people and communities enables the restoration of that mana whenever it has been diminished works with communities to help build resilience among families, whānau and co...

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