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...stay in hospital. A person can't be made to have a compulsory assessment or treatment because of their: political, religious or cultural beliefs sexual preferences criminal or delinquent behaviour substance abuse (see addiction treatment) intellectual disability.
...established in respect of the death concerned in the course of criminal proceedings or other investigations.4 In the context of medication errors the other investigatory agency that most commonly examines fatal medication errors is the Health and Disability Commissioner (see below). Themes in coronial recommendations and comments on medication error Human error The opportunity for human error is always present in dispensing medication and while this will likely never be entirely e...
...assistance and when this should be used? The provider: a) asks the client, (and with the client’s consent) their whānau, or social worker about their educational history and achievement or previous assessment or diagnosis of neurodiversity, disability or mental health condition b) is aware of flags that may indicate a client may require communication assistance c) Where relevant, completes the communication assistance application form and submits it to the court for considera...
...assistance and when this should be used? The provider: a) asks the client, (and with the client’s consent) their whānau, or social worker about their educational history and achievement or previous assessment or diagnosis of neurodiversity, disability or mental health condition b) is aware of flags that may indicate a client may require communication assistance c) Where relevant, completes the communication assistance application form and submits it to the court for considera...
...The UMR report (A qualitative study on behalf of the Independent Panel examining the 2014 family justice reforms) is a research report which summarises qualitative interviews UMR conducted with children, Maori and Pasifika parents and whanau, and disabled parents. UMR is a well-regarded research company and the Panel are well respected individuals. However, the UMR report disclaimed that while qualitative research can be used to identify a range of issues and assess the intensity with wh...
...brain. The connection has now been made between neuro-developmental disorders and youth offending, and there is no going back. A recent study by the Office of the Children’s Commissioner for England 2 has found a staggering prevalence of neurodisability is the youth offending population. While no similar comprehensive research has taken place in New Zealand, there is every reason to suggest that similar prevalence rates exist. We now know that many young offenders will have some...
...bisexual, gay, transsexual, intersex and questioning (LBGTIQ) partnerships. Equally, there’s a need to understand the many other factors that further disenfranchise people caught up in family violence such as racism, historical trauma, homophobia, and disability discrimination. People sit at the intersection of multiple hierarchies of disadvantage and privilege. The combination of gender, race and class (or socio-economic status) influences people’s experiences of family violence in d...
...https://www.disputestribunal.govt.nz/disputes-decision-finder/ Human Rights Review Tribunal The Human Rights Review Tribunal is a statutory body that hears and determines complaints that are unable to be resolved by the Human Rights Commissioner, Privacy Commissioner or Health and Disability Commissioner. Matters dealt with by the Tribunal include: • discrimination, sexual harassment and racial discrimination under the Human Rights Act 1993 • alleged infringements of the informatio...
...https://www.disputestribunal.govt.nz/disputes-decision-finder/ Human Rights Review Tribunal The Human Rights Review Tribunal is a statutory body that hears and determines complaints that are unable to be resolved by the Human Rights Commissioner, Privacy Commissioner or Health and Disability Commissioner. Matters dealt with by the Tribunal include: • discrimination, sexual harassment and racial discrimination under the Human Rights Act 1993 • alleged infringements of the informatio...
...continued breaches of the Board’s Code of Conduct and Media Policy and my concerns that these breaches have resulted in the Board being exposed to potential liability as an employer; …”. [14] In February 2008 a report by the Health and Disability Commissioner into the events surrounding a former clinical employee of the Board, Roman Hasil, was released. The board and its members had known of the content of that report for some time but its public release in Februa...