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1. The Joint Venture e-Newsletter - August 2020 [pdf, 750 KB]

   ...about children and young people 0508 326 459 Email contact@ot.govt.nz • Youthline — 0800 376 633, free text 234, email talk@youthline.co.nz • Shakti — for migrant and refugee women - 0800 742 584 – open 24 hours • People First — Disability Information and Advice Service. Call 0800 20 60 70 or email mail@peoplefirst.org.nz. https://nzfvc.org.nz/covid-19 https://nzfvc.org.nz/covid-19/people-experiencing-abuse https://nzfvc.org.nz/covid-19/information-for-people-using...

2. Joint Venture FVSV e-Update August 2020 [pdf, 729 KB]

   ...about children and young people 0508 326 459 Email contact@ot.govt.nz • Youthline — 0800 376 633, free text 234, email talk@youthline.co.nz • Shakti — for migrant and refugee women - 0800 742 584 – open 24 hours • People First — Disability Information and Advice Service. Call 0800 20 60 70 or email mail@peoplefirst.org.nz. https://nzfvc.org.nz/covid-19 https://nzfvc.org.nz/covid-19/people-experiencing-abuse https://nzfvc.org.nz/covid-19/information-for-people-using...

3. Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Bill [pdf, 277 KB]

   ...provided by the Ministry of Health shows that smoking tobacco products kills one-half to two-thirds of people who use these products. Evidence also shows tobacco consumption disproportionately impacts people living in lower socioeconomic areas, disabled people, people with mental health needs, and Māori and Pacific peoples. The Smokefree Generation policy is aimed at reducing these harms and disparities. Reducing inequalities caused by smoking is an essential step towards meeting the...

4. Sax v Commissioner of Police (Strike-Out – Discrimination) [2022] NZHRRT 33 [pdf, 173 KB]

   ...2022 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL STRIKING OUT CLAIM - DISCRIMINATION1 INTRODUCTION [1] In January 2015 Janine Sax filed a discrimination claim in the Human Rights Review Tribunal (Tribunal) claiming she had been subject to family status and disability discrimination by the New Zealand Police (Police). 1 [This decision is to be cited as Sax v Commissioner of Police (Strike-Out – Discrimination) [2022] NZHRRT 33.] IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2022] NZHRRT 33 I TE TAR...

5. [2022] NZACC 20 - Harris v ACC (21 February 2022) [pdf, 177 KB]

   ...considered. Right 5: the right to effective communication. Right 6: the right to be fully informed. [22] He says the experience has been the most hurtful thing in his life. [23] He says that while he was on ACC it was accepted that he was 10% disabled. However, on his retirement his disability was reduced to 5% which resulted in no final payment to him. [24] He said that his accountant told him he should have got penalty interest on the whole of the $29,000 he was paid n...

6. Interim Impact Summary: Public discussion document - Proposed changes to the incitement provisions in the Human Rights Act 1993 [pdf, 3.8 MB]

   ...Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD). However, it is clear from complaints to the Human Rights Commission and Police, and a review of media reports and literature, that other groups, for example religious groups, non-binary persons or persons with disability, do experience inciting speech and hate speech. This was reinforced by targeted engagements undertaken as part of this review. This is also an inconsistency within the Human Rights Act as the Act protects a wide range of gr...

7. [2023] NZSSAA 8 (15 May 2023) [pdf, 162 KB]

   ...Income Act 2001 … which is administered by or on behalf of the Government of the country from which the benefit, pension, or periodical allowance is received. [9] Section 70(1) also provides that certain benefits or pensions payable for injury, disability, death or war pensions are exempt, but these exemptions do not apply to XXXX and YYYY. [10] The scope of s 70 of the Act is very broad.3 The language of s 70 does not distinguish between contributory and non-contributory s...

8. MOJ0343.1M_YoungWit_pamphlet_Maori_PRINT.pdf [pdf, 745 KB]

   ...court process. They’ll also show you around the courtroom so you’re familiar with it before the hearing. Participation in the programme is voluntary. To find out more, contact a court victim advisor at your local court. SUPPORT WITH LANGUAGE OR DISABILITY ACCESS Tell the police officer, court victim advisor or your personal support worker if you need help with language translation or disability access. 3 YOUR SAFETY AT COURT Your safety is important. If you’re worried about...

9. OIA-Adoption Law Reform [pdf, 1019 KB]

   ...obligations, particularly in relation to human rights. In 2016, the Human Rights Review Tribunal declared seven provisions of the Adoption and Adult Adoption Information Acts discriminatory on the basis of sex, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, and age. 35. Our laws have been criticised internationally for not meeting our obligations under international instruments such as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the United Nations Convention on th...

10. A new adoption system for Aotearoa New Zealand Discussion document [pdf, 1.8 MB]

    ...Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. It is an international Convention dealing with international adoption and child trafficking. New Zealand ratified the Convention in 1998. United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities The United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities affirms that all persons with all types of disabilities must enjoy all human rights and fundamental freedoms. New Zealand signed and ratified the Conv...