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  1. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

    The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) was adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) of 16 December 1966. New Zealand ratified the ICESCR on 28 December 1978. New Zealand has made and still maintains the following reservation to the ICESCR:The Government of New Zealand reserves the right not [to] apply article 8 to the extent that existing legislative measures, enacted to ensure effective tra

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  2. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

    The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) was adopted by General Assembly by resolution A/RES/61/106 on 13 December 2006 and entered into force on 3 May 2008. New Zealand ratified the CRPD on 25 September 2008. New Zealand has made no reservations to the CRPD. Optional Protocol The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was adopted by General Assembly resolution A/RES/61/106 on 13 December 2006 and entered into fo

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  3. International Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination

    The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) was adopted and opened for signature and ratification by General Assembly resolution 2106 (XX) of 21 December 1965 and entered into force 4 January 1969. New Zealand ratified CERD on 22 November 1972. New Zealand has made no reservations to CERD. New Zealand has not made a declaration under Article 14 of the CERD recognising the competence of the Committee to receive and consider communication

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  4. What happens next

    When we receive your application, we’ll check it to make sure it includes the required information then send a copy of it to the Commissioner. If your application is incomplete, we’ll return it to you. Before the hearing The tribunal can ask for further information from you, the Commissioner or anyone else it needs to. If this happens, everyone involved gets a copy of this information and a chance to respond. You don’t have the right to ask to speak to the tribunal, but sometimes the tribu

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  5. Serving Alcohol on ANZAC Day

    ...licence on ANZAC Day If RSAs want to serve alcohol to the general public who are not covered by one of the categories above, they will need a special licence. How to apply for a special licence to serve alcohol to the general public An application must be filed 20 working days before ANZAC Day with the licensing committee for the district in which the RSA premises are located. More information To get more details about the process for applying for a special licence and the cost, contact your lo...

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  6. Performance review committee

    The performance review committee provides recommendations to the Secretary for Justice about the performance of legal aid providers who have been referred to them for consideration. The committee is established under section 79 of the Legal Services Act 2011 How the committee makes decisions is set out in the Legal Services (Quality Assurance) Regulations 2011 Referral to the performance review committee The Ministry may refer matters to the performance review committee if it believes that:

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  7. Ask for a review of a legal aid decision

    If you don’t agree with a decision about your application for legal aid, you can ask for it to be reconsidered. Contact your nearest legal aid office to ask how to do this Ask for a decision to be reconsidered If you want a decision to be reconsidered, you have to apply within 20 working days of the date of the legal aid decision. Among other things, you can challenge decisions: to reject your application for legal aid about the amount of legal aid you are granted about how much of your legal

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  8. Contact us

    ...can help both employees and employers. For example: if you feel your minimum employment rights have been breached if you need free mediation to settle your differences if you decide to go to the Employment Relations Authority In most cases you can file claims in the Employment Court once the Employment Relations Authority has issued a determination. There are some cases that can be brought directly to the Employment Court. Contact the Employment Court Street address: Level 2, 41 Federal Stree...

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  9. Get a text message reminder

    You can sign up to get a text message reminder sent to you the day before your court appearance if: you’re an applicant or respondent involved in a Disputes Tribunal hearing. The text message will tell you where you need to go and what day and time you need to be there. You still need to go to court even if you didn't get the text message reminder. How to sign up You can sign up for the text message reminders by: filling in our text message reminder form calling us on 0800 COURTS (0800 268 78

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  10. Adoption Orders

    ...Adoption Order, the Family Court must be sure that the mother or parents have agreed to give up the child for adoption. This is called proof of consent. The court also needs to be sure that the people wanting to adopt will be good parents. There are no filing fees when you apply for an Adoption Order. Customary Māori adoptions Customary Māori adoptions after 1910 are no longer recognised as a legal adoption. In some cases, an Order about guardianship issues may better support a customary adop...

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