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1. Hagar v Accident Compensation Corporation (Leave to appeal to the High Court) [2023] NZACC 040 [pdf, 162 KB]

   ...German rottweiler named Bree. This dog has completed numerous training programmes and is plainly of great assistance to the applicant. However, the applicant and her dog have limited access to commercial premises as Bree is not certified as a Disability Assist Dog. [5] Due to the unavailability of suitable New Zealand dog trainers, the applicant enrolled Bree with “Capable K9s” in Australia. The applicant and Bree underwent training via Skype funded by the applicant. [6...

2. Director of Proceedings v Rolston [2021] NZHRRT 35 [pdf, 449 KB]

   ...(2) ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OR OF THE TRIBUNAL IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2021] NZHRRT 35 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA Reference No. HRRT 020/2021 UNDER THE HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND STEVE ROLSTON DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Ms GJ Goodwin, Deputy Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Ms SB Isaacs, Member REPRESENTATI...

3. [2019] NZSSAA 05 (31 January 2019) [pdf, 529 KB]

   ...Board and this Authority respectively. We stated why the issues in this appeal lie with the Authority. The parties have not challenged that position, and accordingly we deal with the issues on the basis they are with reference to entitlement to a disability allowance and special needs grant for each need. There is no dispute regarding entitlement to the primary benefit. 9 Arbuthnot v Chief Executive of the Department of Work and Income [...

4. OIA-104830.pdf [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...Police (the Police) requesting information regarding drink spiking in New Zealand. On 25 May 2023, the following part of your request was transferred to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry). Specifically, you requested: How many drink spiking / disabling convictions there have been over the last year? How many drink spiking / disabling convictions there have been over the last 10 years? The data broken down by location And broken down by gender of offender and victim. Your re...

5. D-com-Moj-Website-Inormation.docx [docx, 18 KB]

   HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION / TE KĀHUI TIKA TANGATA DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSIONER Expressions of interest are invited for the position of Disability Rights Commissioner under section 8 (1A)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1993. The Human Rights Commission is Aotearoa New Zealand’s national human rights institution. The Commission works with the Government and civil society to advocate and promote respect for human rights, and to promote harmonious relations in New Zealand. To lead the Commis...

6. Kelly v Tall Poppies Education Limited [2024] NZHRRT 54 [pdf, 339 KB]

   ...The plaintiff says she is an individual, not her diagnosis, and it is wrong to assume children in her care may have been at risk. [6] The defendants deny the discrimination on the basis their actions were not by reason of the plaintiff’s disability. [7] The defendants point to regulation 57 of the Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 (Regulation 57). This Regulation required Tall Poppies as an operator and the plaintiff as an educator to exclude persons “in...

7. Director of Proceedings v Southern District Health Board [2020] NZHRRT 5 [pdf, 494 KB]

   ...UNDER BETWEEN AND AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Ms J Foster, Deputy Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Dr JAG Fountain, Member REPRESENTATION: Ms K Eckersley, Director of Proceedings Reference No. HRRT 045/2019 SECTION 50 OF THE HEAL TH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 DIRECTOR OF PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF SOUTHERN DISTRICT HEAL TH BOARD DEFENDANT Ms G Galloway and Ms M Nicol for defendant DATE OF DECISION: 11 February 2020 (REDACTED) DECISION OF TRIBUNAL 1 [1] The...

8. Director of Proceedings v Xu [2023] NZHRRT 30 [pdf, 554 KB]

   (1) 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 023/2023 UNDER THE HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND SHENGMING (STEVEN) XU DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Ms SJ Eyre, Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Ms SP Stewart, Member REPRESENTATION: Ms C...

9. Director of Proceedings v Counties Manukau District Health Board [2020] NZHRRT 4 [pdf, 578 KB]

   ...Deputy Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Dr JAG Fountain, Member REPRESENTATION: Ms K Eckersley, Director of Proceedings Ms B Johns for defendant DATE OF DECISION: 5 February 2020 Reference No. HRRT 041/2019 SECTION 50 OF THE HEAL TH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 DIRECTOR OF PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF COUNTIES MANUKAU DISTRICT HEAL TH BOARD DEFENDANT (REDACTED) DECISION OF TRIBUNAL1 [1] These proceedings under s 50 of the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 19...

10. [2018] NZSSAA 21 (7 May 2018) [pdf, 233 KB]

    ...provides for the ability to provide grants of money to provide assistance, either on a recoverable or non-recoverable basis. b) Providing an advance payment of benefit (New Zealand Superannuation in the appellant’s case). c) Granting a Disability Allowance and making an advance payment of the Disability Allowance. 3 [7] The appellant particularly emphasised the potential for an advance payment of a Disability Allowance. He considered that this was the most appr...