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1. [2021] NZACC 185 – Jurisich v ACC (22 November 2021) [pdf, 340 KB]

   ...letter from his GP from 1999: This man has been a patient of mine since 1987. He has always impressed me as a hard working person who is keen to get ahead in life … there is no doubt in my mind that injury to this man’s back is the cause of his disability. [8] It appears that the original injury description changed and on 6 August 1999 it was described by ACC as a pathological fracture of the vertebra of the lower back/spine. It is ACC’s position that the cover for sprain/...

2. Cycle-5-Methodology-Report-V1.0-FINAL.pdf [pdf, 5 MB]

   ...coded 66 Distribution of offence codes 66 Double coding 67 8. Data processing 68 Datasets 68 Formatting 69 Automatic skip cleaning 69 Data quality assurance 69 9. Classifications, coding and groupings 71 Introduction 71 Classifications 71 Disability and psychological distress derivation 75 Disability 75 Psychological distress 75 Demographic coding 75 Ethnicity 75 Household composition 76 ‘Other – Specify’ responses 77 Geographic derivations 77 The New Zealand Index...

3. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - summary record 5th report [pdf, 88 KB]

   ...immigration act in 2009. She also wondered how the State party intended to prevent unjustified detention of asylum-seekers and refugees under the new act. In addition, further clarification was requested on the reluctance to grant permanent residence to disabled persons thought likely to be a burden on the health care system. How did the Citizenship Amendment Act of 2005, which deprived children born to non-residents of their citizenship rights, comply with the prohibition against dis...

4. [2018] NZEmpC 47 New Zealand Nurses Organisation v Waikato District Health Board [pdf, 366 KB]

   ...provision. The qualifying thresholds still would have to be met, including that the employee was “retiring” from WDHB. [85] Mr Harrison also referred to the “good employer” obligations on WDHB contained in the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 and the Crown Entities Act 2004, the latter including the requirement for an Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) programme. He said these affected the settled interpretation of the MECA provision.32 [86] The fi...

5. Turner v University of Otago (Costs) [2021] NZHRRT 48 [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...internationally recognised privacy obligations and standards in relation to the privacy of personal information, including the OECD Guidelines and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966 (ICCPR). The Long Title to the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 (HDCA) also opens with a reference to the promotion 4 and protection of rights, namely the rights of health consumers and disability services consumers. The relevance of this human rights context to the...

6. [2022] NZACC 19 - McBryde v ACC (9 February 2022) [pdf, 453 KB]

   ...orthopaedic surgeon, had been made. Cover was accepted for that injury. [7] Mr Howie noted that Mr McBryde had gradually increased his activity and was back at work, managing six hours a day. Mr McBryde rated his pain at the time at 7/10. He had a disability score of 33 per cent (moderately disabled). Radiographs of 1 June 1994 show that the previous fracture had healed “with 10% of wedging. The superior endplate appears intact and the disc height is preserved”. [8] M...

7. Outcomes for Mentally Impaired Persons June 2023 [xlsx, 97 KB]

   ...December 2022) - proven but not criminally responsible on account of insanity (introduced in December 2022 to replace not guilty by reason of insanity). A person can be found unfit to stand trial because of a current mental impairment (such as intellectual disability, or mental disorder or mental illness such as dementia). Whereas, findings of insanity are based on a person's mental state at the time of the offence. Contents: Table 1: Number and percentage of finalised charges where pe...

8. [2022] NZACC 132 - GG v ACC (11 July 2022) [pdf, 314 KB]

   ...treatment options. He diagnosed PTSD, mood disorder due to general medical condition (TBI), personality change due to general medical condition, and post-concussion syndrome. He believed that the most pertinent risk seemed to be one of ongoing disability. He recommended monitoring blood pressure in relation to high doses of medication, referral to a neuropsychologist, and clinical psychological therapy to address GG’s psycho-social problems. [40] On 25 March 2010, Dr Malone com...

9. 221013-Web-Attachment-Summary-of-Submissions-Policy.pdf [pdf, 421 KB]

   ...initiative can meet every need, but we need to be mindful of inclusion and ensuring we do not leave people 11 behind. There are many factors that can make it easier or harder for someone to access justice, including ethnic group, language, disability, gender, geographic location, income, education, and more. Solutions need to be designed with the diversity of needs in mind. Mahi tahi – work together We are a small nation working towards common aims. It is important we are...

10. 5 Years of NZCVS

    Download this poster here: 5 years of insights on crime and victimisation in Aotearoa poster  More detail about young people, LGBT+ people, and disabled people as well as interpersonal violence and fraud can be found in the booklet below:   5 years of insights on crime and victimisation in Aotearoa brochure If you have any questions about the data presented here or the NZCVS in general, please email us at NZCVS@justice.govt.nz For researchers interested in using NZCVS data, m...

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