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1. Interpreters, language & disability access

   ...speak Māori Use New Zealand Sign Language You’ll need to tell the court at least 10 working days before you need to be there. This will give them time to get an interpreter. To arrange an interpreter, contact the court in person, by phone or by email. Disability access & help If you’re deaf, hearing impaired, blind and/or speech impaired you can call us through NZ Relay. If you’re visiting a court and you have a disability, some ways the court may be able to help you include: provid...

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2. Director of Proceedings v Bay of Plenty District Health Board [2022] NZHRRT 5 [pdf, 326 KB]

   ...PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF NAME OR IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS OF AGGRIEVED PERSON (2) ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OR OF THE TRIBUNAL Reference No. HRRT 065/2021 UNDER SECTION 50 OF THE HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND BAY OF PLENTY DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Ms Jane Foster, Deputy Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Ms S Ste...

3. Director of Proceedings v Health New Zealand [2025] NZHRRT 10 [pdf, 566 KB]

   ...ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF NAME OR IDENTIFYING DETAILS OF THE AGGRIEVED PERSON AND OTHERS (2) ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OR OF THE TRIBUNAL Reference No. HRRT 049/2024 UNDER THE HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND HEALTH NEW ZEALAND TE WHATU ORA (CAPITAL, COAST AND HUTT VALLEY) DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: JS Hancock, Deputy Chairperson BL Klippel, Member...

4. Director of Proceedings v Health New Zealand [2025] NZHRRT 1 [pdf, 495 KB]

   (1) ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF NAME OR IDENTIFYING DETAILS OF THE AGGRIEVED PERSON (2) ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OR THE TRIBUNAL Reference No. HRRT 040/2024 UNDER THE HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND HEALTH NEW ZEALAND TE WHATU ORA DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr JS Hancock, Deputy Chairperson Mr IR Nemani, Member Ms DL Hart, Member...

5. Director of Proceedings v Health New Zealand [2024] NZHRRT 37 [pdf, 710 KB]

   ...OF NAME OR IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS OF THE AGGRIEVED PERSON AND THE AGGRIEVED PERSON’S PARENTS (2) ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OR OF THE TRIBUNAL Reference No. HRRT 015/2024 UNDER THE HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND HEALTH NEW ZEALAND TE WHATU ORA DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Ms GJ Goodwin, Deputy Chairperson Ms BL Klippel, Member Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member...

6. Director of Proceedings v Te Whatu Ora [2023] NZHRRT 32 [pdf, 461 KB]

   ...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 050/2022 UNDER THE HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND TE WHATU ORA - HEALTH NEW ZEALAND DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Ms SJ Eyre, Chairperson Ms SP Stewart, Member Ms SB Isaacs, Member R...

7. District Court (Protection of Judgment Debtors with Disabilities) Amendment Bill [pdf, 70 KB]

   LEGAL ADVICE LPA 01 01 24 2 July 2020 Hon David Parker, Attorney-General Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: District Court (Protection of Judgment Debtors with Disabilities) Amendment Bill 1. We have considered whether the District Court (Protection of Judgment Debtors with Disabilities) Amendment Bill (‘the Bill’) is consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (‘the Bill of Rights Act’). 2. This is a...

8. WXY v Attorney-General (Strike-Out Application) [2014] NZHRRT 37 [pdf, 59 KB]

   ...not give rise to an inference the plaintiffs are being treated differently to others based on a prohibited ground of discrimination. [1.3] The Tribunal has no jurisdiction to hear the claim by virtue of Part 4A of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 (NZPHDA). It is submitted that the allegations in the statement of claim do not, and cannot be re-pleaded to give rise to an arguable discrimination claim on the basis of family status. Jurisdiction to strike out – prin...

9. Electoral-Amendment-Regulations-No-2-2022-Final.pdf [pdf, 819 KB]

   ...electronic signatures using physical action, and not typed signatures;  CAPTCHA tests to determine the user is human; and  security testing, accreditation of systems, and encryption. Providing dictation voting for overseas voters who have a disability 8 Currently, dictation voting is only available for voters in New Zealand who are blind, vision impaired or have a physical disability and require assistance to mark the ballot paper. 9 The Regulations will enable the Commi...

10. BORA Building (Earthquake-Prone Buildings) Amendment Bill [pdf, 199 KB]

    ...have concluded that the Bill appears to be consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the Bill of Rights Act. In reaching that conclusion, we have considered possible inconsistency with s 19 (freedom from discrimination on the grounds of disability). Our analysis under that section is set out below. THE BILL 3.The Bill proposes amendments to the Building Act 2004 (the Act), which will: a) require territorial authorities to undertake assessments of the seismic capacity of n...