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1. Guidelines: Family Court counsellors [pdf, 302 KB]

   ...counsellor or the service will be made in writing to: 16 a) the relevant Counselling Organisation if the service is being delivered by a Counselling Organisation; or b) to their professional body, the Psychologists Board, or the Health and Disability Commissioner if the service has been provided by a Family Court list counsellor. 14.2. The relevant Counselling Organisation, relevant professional body, Psychologists Board, and the Health and Disability Commissioner will ha...

2. BORA Crimes (Reasonable Parental Control and Correction) Amendment Bill [pdf, 140 KB]

   ...The inclusion of individuals ‘acting in the place of a parent’ captures legal guardians appointed by the state or any individual acting in loco parentis on behalf of the state. For instance, employees of facilities that care for children with disabilities or individuals looking after children placed in the care of the State would fall within the plain meaning of a ‘person acting in place of a parent’. 21. In addition, the Bill amends the Education Act to permit corporal punis...

3. Gwizo v Attorney-General (Strike-Out Application) [2021] NZHRRT 20 [pdf, 170 KB]

   ...occupational personality questionnaire by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) to assess applicants for the role of immigration officer is discriminatory on the prohibited grounds of race, colour, ethnicity or national origin and disability in breach of the Human Rights Act 1993 (HRA). The Attorney-General (on behalf of MBIE) applied to strike out 1 [This decision is to be cited as Gwizo v Attorney-General (Strike-Out Application) [2021] NZHRRT 20.] IN THE HUMAN...

4. 2021-06-04 – Hearing Notice – PC7 – Commencing Monday 28 June 2021 [pdf, 273 KB]

   ...https://environmentcourt.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Publications/2020-10-28-Minute-re-PC- 7.pdf 4 MĀORI LANGUAGE AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS If any party or witness: 1. wishes to speak Māori at the hearing under the Māori Language Act 1987, or 2. has special needs (for example in relation to disability and access, deafness, difficulties with the English language), or 3. has any special arrangements for the hearing are required, e.g. transport for site visits, storage space f...

5. Government-response-to-the-Law-Commissions-report-Class-Actions-and-Litigation-Funding.pdf [pdf, 357 KB]

   ...Government response has no direct human rights implications. There are existing procedures for bringing group litigation under the Human Rights Act 1993.1 Gender implications 34 Approval of the Government responses raises no direct gender concerns. Disability perspective 35 Approval of the Government response raises no direct implications for people with disabilities. Legislative implications 36 This paper has no legislative implications, however, implementing the Law Commissio...

6. Savage v Accident Compensation Corporation (Lump Sum Compensation) [2022] NZACC 227 [pdf, 175 KB]

   ...1988, the Corporation wrote to Mr Savage revoking its decision of 27 September 1988 to make a 10.5 per cent ($1,785.00) lump sum payment for the 1983 left hip injury under section 78 of the 1982 Act. The Corporation advised that it considered his disability resulting from his hip injury was wholly attributable to his uncovered Australian accident, and therefore that he was not entitled to any compensation from the resulting disability. The Corporation advised however that it would n...

7. Jones v Waitemata District Health Board [2014] NZHRRT 52 [pdf, 84 KB]

   ...APPLICATION OF CODE (1) This code applies to the following information or classes of information about an identifiable individual: (a) information about the health of that individual, including his or her medical history; or (b) information about any disabilities that individual has, or has had; or (c) information about any health services or disability services that are being provided, or have been provided, to that individual; or (d) information provided by that individual in co...

8. NZCVS Evaluation Final Summary Report.pdf [pdf, 460 KB]

   ...strategies based on risk factors associated with different types of crime. Data pooling for small populations • By repeating the survey in the same way each year contemporary data can be generated for minority population groups (such as disabled people). • Nuanced intersectional data helps target resources towards risk – e.g. disabled people by gender and ethnicity. This data is not available from any other source. • Data enabled the inclusion of disabled...

9. Waxman v Pal (Application for Non-Publication Orders) [2017] NZHRRT 4 [pdf, 322 KB]

   ...Part 1A or Part 2 of the Human Rights Act that there has been discrimination on a prohibited ground. [35.2] Claims under Part 8 of the Privacy Act 1993 that there has been an interference with privacy. [35.3] Claims under Part 4 of the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 that the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights has been breached. [36] The constitution of the Tribunal, its functions, powers and procedure are identical across all three jurisdictions b...

10. Proposals against incitement of hatred and discrimination - discussion document [pdf, 408 KB]

    ...or national origins”. What is the problem with the current law? More groups than those based on “colour, race, or ethnic or national origins” are targeted by hateful speech, including groups based on their religion, gender, sexuality, and disability. The Government thinks that the incitement of hatred for these reasons is also wrong and is worthy of being subject to civil and criminal processes. The Royal Commission also considered that religion should be included in the provi...