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1. Zhang v Samsung Electronics New Zealand Ltd (Strike Out Application) [2023] NZHRRT 42 [pdf, 175 KB]

   ...clear words of the statute so as to provide protection in a greater or different area than Parliament has determined should apply. [37] In Trevethick v Ministry of Health (No 2)13 the Tribunal rejected the argument that the definition of “disability” should be read to include the cause of disability as this would involve reading words into the legislation that simply were not there and amounted to a significant de facto amendment to the Act. The Tribunal also said that the inc...

2. Womens-experiences-in-the-justice-system-custodial-remand-and-imprisonment-factsheet_v1.0.pdf [pdf, 310 KB]

   ...(Department of Corrections). 16 Jobseeker Support is for people who can usually look for or prepare for work. It also includes people who can only work part- time or cannot look for work at the moment (eg, they have a health condition, injury, or disability). – Ministry of Social Development (MSD) Post-prison A small number of the wāhine cohort had income from work a year after release from prison Economic pressures have been identified as key stressors for women after r...

3. Duty-Lawyer-Policy-v-2-v2.16.pdf [pdf, 424 KB]

   ...cannot be submitted • provide information about special circumstances that the Legal Aid office would need to consider in making the decision to grant aid (e.g., relevant history, the need for an interpreter, serious mental health/intellectual disability problems, the financial circumstances of a partner) • provide the reason for an interest of justice based application • acknowledge on the form the name of the duty lawyer who has completed or helped complete the form. Duty...

4. [2006] NZEmpC CC 13/06 Angel & Anor v Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd [pdf, 99 KB]

   ...course of the investigation Fonterra was told that Mr Perrin had not written the 13 November entry on that day but some time later. Another packer, Jan van Valkengoed, told the subsequent investigation that it was common knowledge that all shifts disabled the reject arm during the packing of sweepings. He would not name names to the investigation or the Court but accepted that he only knew what was happening on other shifts from hearsay. It was not the function of the Court to ma...

5. Coote - Estate of Shirley Dawn Quinn (2013) 2013 Chief Judge's MB 1018 (2013 CJ 1018) [pdf, 228 KB]

   ...provisions are contained in section 6(4) and (6) of that Act – (4) The Court shall continue to have exclusive jurisdiction to determine relative interests and succession to such interests of deceased owners and appoint trustees for persons under disability in respect of the beneficial ownership of the islands; and in determining any such succession the Court may exercise its jurisdiction in the same manner as it did before the commencement of this section, notwithstanding...

6. Tsirakoff v Accident Compensation Corporation (Weekly Compensation) [2023] NZACC 148 [pdf, 331 KB]

   ...injury in 2014 and the findings of the nerve conduction studies. Clinically there is no ongoing evidence for significant S1 nerve root compression. [75] He went on to say this kind of nerve injury could be a source of irritation, but not a disability. He summarised: … I believe that there is evidence for a previous S1 nerve root injury, irritation of the lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh and perhaps a degree of irritation of the left trochanteric bursar. I believe the co...

7. [2024] NZEmpC 157 Hall v Fire and Emergency New Zealand [pdf, 314 KB]

   ...that role. [28] On 11 October 2021, the New Zealand Government said it would be amending the Vaccinations Order to cover a wider range of workers than were previously covered, including: (a) people who conducted high-risk work in the health and disability sector (who would need to be fully vaccinated by 1 December 2021); and (b) staff and people who had contact with children and students in schools and early learning services (who would need to be fully vaccinated by 1 January 2...

8. LCRO 57/2021 FC v HS, FM and QP (8 September 2023) [pdf, 224 KB]

   ...I concur with my colleague’s observations. Ms FC’s complaints have been very clearly articulated, twice, in writing and with the benefit of the assistance of experienced counsel and her chosen translator. This process overcomes any perceived disability arising from Ms FC’s lack of facility in the English language. [48] My task is to bring a fresh view to bear on the application of professional conduct requirements to the circumstances, not to facilitate discussion between the p...

9. Responding-to-the-Royal-Commission-of-Inquiry-into-Abuse-in-Care_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 531 KB]

   ...legislative denunciation of this type of offending. 21 This amendment has an added benefit of reassuring survivors that their circumstances have been seen, and explicitly considered, when the court is sentencing an offender. As Māori, Pacific, Deaf, and disabled peoples have been over-represented in care, and therefore over-represented as survivors of abuse in care, this may mitigate equity concerns. 22 The impact of this law change is expected to be modest as the Act already provi...

10. Access to Justice Technical Survey Report - October 2024 [pdf, 1.2 MB]

    ...collect data about languages spoken so we cannot quantify the use, or preference, of different languages in the data). 18 • Temporary visa holders (6%) or Residence Class Visa holders (4%) compared with 2% of New Zealand citizens. • Disabled respondents (5%) • Respondents with a Pacific ethnicity (5%) • Respondents with an Asian ethnicity (4%) • Those experiencing four or more issues in the past year (either separate types of issues or multiple occurrences of th...