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1. Government Response to Te Aka Matua o te Ture | Law Commission Report: The Use of DNA in Criminal Investigations | Te Whakamahi i te Ira Tangata i ngā Mātai Taihara [pdf, 825 KB]

   ...defendants, and Māori women are disproportionately represented as victims. Therefore, further work on the DNA regime will have substantial implications for both men and women in different ways. 2v3hev5ds4 2021-05-25 10:06:07 8 Disability perspective 41. This paper has no implications for people with disabilities. However, the report highlights there is significant work to be done to provide for disability considerations within the DNA regime. This will need to be w...

2. Fitikefu v Department of Corrections (Strike-Out Application) [2019] NZHRRT 51 [pdf, 224 KB]

   ...[16] The concession as to the non-application of the LA 1950, s 4 is properly made: [16.1] The language of the provision does not fit proceedings before the Tribunal under any of its jurisdictions under the Privacy Act, the HRA and the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994. It therefore does not matter that the 1950 Act does not define the courts or tribunals within the reach of the limitation defence provided by that Act. [16.2] The Explanatory Note to the Limitation Bill (which...

3. 20241003 Mental Health Bill [pdf, 246 KB]

   ...of the arrangement for a first assessment. 2 Forensic patients are those patients who are remanded to or detained in a hospital under the Criminal Procedure (Mentally Impaired Persons) Act 2003, Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971 and Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003. Restricted patients are patients who are declared to be restricted patients by the court in an order under cl 133 of the Bill. Such orders are made where the court is satisfied that a...

4. RIS - Improving the justice response to victims of sexual violence [pdf, 603 KB]

   ...22 We have consulted Crown Law, New Zealand Police, the Department of Corrections, Accident Compensation Corporation, Ministries for Women and Pacific Peoples, Ministries of Health and Social Development, Te Puni Kōkiri, the Office for Disability Issues, Oranga Tamariki, the Treasury, and the Joint Venture Business Unit on this RIS. Impact Statement Template | 13 Section 4: Specific Problem Definition, Option Identification and Impact Analysis A. Specialist s...

5. Proactive-release-Electoral-Amendent-Bill-Political-Donations-FINAL2.pdf [pdf, 2.4 MB]

   ...Human Rights Act 1993 and the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. Consultation 68 The Treasury, Statistics New Zealand, Department of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Office of Disability Issues, the Electoral Commission, Te Puni Kōkiri and Parliamentary Counsel Office have been consulted. Communications 69 I intend to issue a press release relating to the package of reforms to the electoral framework when the Bi...

6. Interpreter Services Quality Framework [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...any language other than English. Under section 11(2)(c) of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989, if a child or young person has difficulties in expressing their views or being understood (for example, because of their age or language, or because of a disability), support must be provided to assist them to express their views and to be understood. Mental health The Mental Health (Compulsory treatment and Assessment) Act 1992 (s6) requires a court or tribunal to ensure services of an i...

7. Harmful digital communications - notice of complaint [pdf, 117 KB]

   ...individual.  9. It incites or encourages another individual to commit  suicide.  10. It denigrates an individual by reason of his or her  colour, race, ethnic or national origins, religion, gender,  sexual orientation, or disability.  Please explain how it has  caused harm (serious emotional  distress)        ANYTHING ELSE?  Is there anything else you think is  relevant?       

8. Harmful digital communications - notice of complaint [docx, 37 KB]

   ...the purpose of causing harm to the individual. 9. It incites or encourages another individual to commit suicide. 10. It denigrates an individual by reason of his or her colour, race, ethnic or national origins, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability. Please explain how it has caused harm (serious emotional distress) ANYTHING ELSE? Is there anything else you think is relevant?

9. BORA Organ Donors and Related Matters Bill [pdf, 79 KB]

   ...compensation to be paid to donors for lost earnings while they recuperate from donor surgery, in situations that fit within the purpose of the Live Organ Donors Act but that are not currently covered. The Bill also amends the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 to expand the functions of the New Zealand Blood Service to include oversight and clinical governance of the organ donation system and any related or incidental matters. 4. We have concluded that the Bill appears to...

10. Steele v Salisbury School (Costs) [2012] NZHRRT 26 [pdf, 61 KB]

    ...we indicate that we may require persuasion that the Tribunal’s earlier approach to costs has given sufficient weight to the special nature of the Tribunal’s jurisdiction under the Human Rights Act 1993, the Privacy Act 1993 and the Health and Disability 5 Commissioner Act 1994. For present purposes we mention the following as having potential bearing on the issue: [10.1] The Long Title of the Privacy Act 1993 opens with the statement that it is an act “to promote and prote...