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1. BORA Electoral Finance Bill [pdf, 444 KB]

   ...parties and candidates to organise and publicise themselves and their policies." 13. The same principle has been widely accepted as justifying regulation of electoral expression, including through expenditure limits. Notably, the United Nations Human Rights Committee has observed:[4] "Reasonable limitations on campaign expenditure may be justified where this is necessary to ensure that the free choice of voters is not undermined or the democratic process distorted by the disp...

2. Director of Human Rights Proceedings v Katui Early Childhood Learning Centre Ltd [2019] NZHRRT 55 [pdf, 193 KB]

   Reference No. HRRT 066/2016 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RIGHTS PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND KATUI EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTRE LIMITED DEFENDANT AT WHANGAREI BEFORE: Ms MA Roche, Co-Chairperson Mr RK Musuku, Member Ms GJ Goodwin, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr R Robins for plaintiff Mr R Mark for defendant DATE OF HEARING: 26 and 27 March 2019 DATE OF DECISION: 19 December 2019 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL1 I...

3. [2022] NZEmpC 39 Malcolm v The Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections [pdf, 332 KB]

   ...regard to the way in which the plaintiffs’ claims had been framed. [10] On the first issue, the Authority noted that the plaintiffs claimed that they were required to be vaccinated by their respective employers; they said this was a breach of the Human Rights Act 1993 (HR Act), the Employment Relations Act 2000 (ER Act), the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 (HDC Act), and the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (NZBR Act). [11] The Authority found that while the plaint...

4. RC - Felicity Boyd - Statement of Evidence - 17 December 2021 [pdf, 3.4 MB]

   ...(j) The National Policy Statement for Urban Development 2020 (NPSUD); (k) The Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 2021; (l) The Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Sources of Human Drinking Water) Regulations 2007; (m) The Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Plantation Forestry) Regulations 2017; 6 (n) The Water Conservation (Kawarau) Order 1997; (o) the National Planning Standards;...

5. Nisha v South Auckland Muslim Association Incorporated [2024] NZHRRT 68 [pdf, 631 KB]

   ...(FIANZ), which is the national body for Muslims in New Zealand. SAMA is based at, and operates, the Masjid-Al-Mustafa, as well as a 1 This decision is to be cited as Nisha v South Auckland Muslim Association Incorporated [2024] NZHRRT 68. IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2024] NZHRRT 68 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA Reference No. HRRT 046/2022 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN SHAMA NISHA PLAINTIFF AND SOUTH AUCKLAND MUSLIM ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED DEFENDANT AT A...

6. Mihaka v Housing New Zealand Corporation (Recusal Application) [2017] NZHRRT 7 [pdf, 227 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2017] NZHRRT 7 Reference No. HRRT 076/2015 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN TE RINGA MANGU NATHAN MIHAKA PLAINTIFF AND HOUSING NEW ZEALAND CORPORATION DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON – ON THE PAPERS BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Ms DL Hart, Member Hon KL Shirley, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr TRMN Mihaka in person assisted by Ms K Raue as McKenzie friend Ms FJ...

7. BORA Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters (Social Housing Reform) Amendment Bill [pdf, 276 KB]

   ...another government agency. CONSISTENCY WITH THE BILL OF RIGHTS ACT Section 19(1) – Freedom from Discrimination 8. Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act affirms the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds of discrimination in the Human Rights Act 1993. These grounds include, amongst others, age, marital status, family status and employment status. 9. In assessing whether there is a limit on the right to freedom from discrimination we consider whether:1 a. the leg...

8. [2020] NZIACDT 19 - DMX v Guich (11 May 2020) [pdf, 112 KB]

   ...of complaint under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 (Act) and also breaches the Licensed Immigration Advisers Code of Conduct 2014 (Code). [3] Mr Guich acknowledges he made a mistake in his calculation, but contends that a one-off human error of that nature cannot amount to negligence or a breach of professional standards. The essential issue to consider is whether Mr Guich’s error is one which a prudent, diligent adviser could have made. BACKGROUND [4] Mr Guich, a...

9. BORA Parliament Bill [pdf, 229 KB]

   ...have ‘reasonable grounds’ to exercise such powers). 4 Clause 166. Section 19 – Freedom from discrimination 25. 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). 26. Schedule 5, part 1, clause 8(3) enables the head of a parliamentary agency to ask an applicant to identify any ‘political activity’ that the applicant may have undertaken.5 We understand th...

10. RIS - Abortion Law Reform [pdf, 750 KB]

    ...For the conscience issues, the Ministry of Justice has identified impacts on rights and freedoms, and any justified limitations on these, enshrined in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. There are also impacts on New Zealand’s international human rights obligations. The Ministry of Health considered the impacts of the proposed regulatory framework on women and health practitioners. Women seeking an abortion could move through fewer process stages than the current system of refe...