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1. Hauora-Chapt10W.pdf [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...chapter. The earlier chapters of Hauora identify multiple Treaty breaches in the Crown’s legislation for, and administration, funding, and monitoring of, the primary health care system since 2000, when the watershed New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act was introduced. Crucially, we found that the primary health care framework has failed to recognise and properly provide for tino rangatiratanga and mana motuhake of hauora Māori. This failure has manifestly contributed to the in...

2. [2018] NZSSAA 19 (7 May 2018) [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...(the appellant) and with the consent of the Chief Executive, this appeal is determined on the basis of the parties’ written submissions. Background [2] The appellant receives a Supported Living Payment, an Accommodation Supplement and Disability Allowance (DA). She appeals the decision, upheld by a Benefits Review Committee (BRC), to reduce her DA from $61.69 to $45.75 per week and to stop her Temporary Additional Support (TAS) from 10 April 2017. [3] On 20 March 20...

3. Director of Proceedings v Radius Residential Care Ltd [2022] NZHRRT 29 [pdf, 615 KB]

   ...ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF NAME OR IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS OF THE AGGRIEVED PERSON (2) ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OR OF THE TRIBUNAL Reference No. HRRT 028/2022 UNDER THE HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND RADIUS RESIDENTIAL CARE LIMITED DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Ms GJ Goodwin, Deputy Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Ms S Stewart, Member...

4. Director of Proceedings v Radius Residential Care Ltd [2015] NZHRRT 50 [pdf, 310 KB]

   ...ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF CHAIRPERSON OR OF THE TRIBUNAL IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2015] NZHRRT 50 Reference No. HRRT 070/2015 UNDER SECTION 50 OF THE HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND RADIUS RESIDENTIAL CARE LIMITED DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Mr RK Musuku, Member...

5. IHC New Zealand v Attorney-General (Strike-Out Application) [2020] NZHRRT 47 [pdf, 248 KB]

   ...environments. The claim [4] The IHC case, as set out in the second amended statement of claim at para 32, is that significant proportions of students attending New Zealand primary and secondary State schools and who have special educational needs and/or disabilities requiring accommodations to learn are being discriminated against in their access to education in breach of s 19 of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (NZBORA), by reason of their disabilities. [5] Details of the al...

6. [2016] NZSSAA 048 (31 May 2016) [pdf, 23 KB]

   ...[1] The appellant appeals against a decision of the Chief Executive upheld by a Benefits Review Committee declining to include the cost of specialist fees and the associated cost of travelling to the specialist in the appellant’s entitlement to Disability Allowance. Background [2] The appellant suffers from a skin condition known as Chronic Cholinergic Urticaria. We understand that this condition was originally diagnosed by a specialist dermatologist in Auckland. Since the diagnos...

7. Directory of Official Information G-I [pdf, 830 KB]

   ...District Health Board ...................................................................................25 Ministry of Health ...............................................................................................................27 Health and Disability Commissioner .................................................................................35 Te Hiringa Hauora | Health Promotion Agency ................................................................40 Health Quality and S...

8. Directory of Official Information G-I [pdf, 834 KB]

   ...District Health Board ...................................................................................25 Ministry of Health ...............................................................................................................27 Health and Disability Commissioner .................................................................................35 Te Hiringa Hauora | Health Promotion Agency ................................................................40 Health Quality and S...

9. Hill v Pavlovich Coachlines Ltd [2021] NZHRRT 43 [pdf, 158 KB]

   ...September 2021 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL1 [1] Mr Hill applied for a job as a bus driver with Pavlovich Coachlines Ltd trading as Urban Express (Pavlovich) in Auckland, but he was unsuccessful. Mr Hill claims he did not get the job because of his disability, which is discrimination and a breach of the Human Rights Act 1993 (HRA). Pavlovich denies any breach of the HRA and says Mr Hill was unsuccessful in his application for other reasons. 1 [This decision is to be cited as H...

10. [2025] NZSSAA 25 (14 July 2025) [pdf, 84 KB]

    ...was heard on 26 February 2021, and an oral indication of the outcome was given during the hearing. However, it appears that no written decision was issued. This decision completes the record. [2] The decision subject to the appeal is the level of disability allowance to be paid to XXXX. XXXX considered he should have been paid $28.55/week and the Ministry said it should be $10.10/week. XXXX suffered from multiple disorders, which required him to receive supported living payments, and dis...