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1. NOP & TUV v Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (Costs) [2014] NZHRRT 36 [pdf, 43 KB]

   ...stated: Above all, the discretion should not be exercised in a way which may discourage individuals (often self-represented) from bringing claims before the Tribunal, being claims under the Human Rights Act, the Privacy Act 1993 and the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994. Otherwise human rights protection in New Zealand might be weakened. One of the overarching purposes of human rights is to protect the powerless and the vulnerable. They should not, by the prospect of monetar...

2. Information Pack - Disputes Tribunal Referee - Auckland June 2020 [pdf, 72 KB]

   ...(4), every person appointed as a Referee shall hold office for a term not exceeding 5 years and, subject to subsection (2), may, from time to time, be reappointed. (4) A Referee may at any time be removed from office by the Governor-General for disability affecting the performance of duty, bankruptcy, neglect of duty, inability, or misconduct, proved to the satisfaction of the Governor-General, or may at any time resign the office of Referee by notice in writing addressed to the Ministe...

3. Three Strikes Legislation Repeal Bill [pdf, 404 KB]

   ...disproportionality in sentencing for low-level offending; and 9.2 the three strikes regime is predicated on the ability of recipients of warnings to understand and act on those warnings, and to regulate their conduct accordingly. New Zealanders with mental disabilities that affect their ability to understand and act on those warnings will be disproportionately exposed to the severe consequences prescribed for second and third strike offences. 10. The Bill will repeal the provisions th...

4. [2020] NZSSAA 21 (12 November 2020) [pdf, 188 KB]

   ...assistance to XXXX than it did, regardless of her circumstances; it had to apply legal limits on assistance. Background facts [6] On 8 July 2019, XXXX was single, aged 71, with no dependent children; and, entitled to New Zealand Superannuation, a disability allowance, accommodation supplement, and winter energy payment. From that date her rent increased from $290 per week to $300 per week. [7] The Ministry says, XXXX was receiving the maximum rate of accommodation supplement...

5. MOJ0588-What-to-expect-at-Family-Court-Arabic.pdf [pdf, 350 KB]

   ...واألصدقاء( عرب أوتياروا نيوزيلندا. وتتنوع هذه الخدمات من اإلسكان إىل االستشارات. الهاتف املجاين 211 211 0800 familyservices.govt.nz/directory/ قم بزيارة CCS Disability Action خدمات االعاقة تعمل عىل توفري املعلومات والدعم لألشخاص ذوي اإلعاقة و whānau )العائلة واألصدقاء(. اتصل:اتصل: الهاتف املجاين 200...

6. MOJ0610-Responding-to-a-Notice-of-Application-Arabic.pdf [pdf, 343 KB]

   ...واألصدقاء( عرب أوتياروا نيوزيلندا. وتتنوع هذه الخدمات من اإلسكان إىل االستشارات. الهاتف املجاين 211 211 0800 familyservices.govt.nz/directory/ قم بزيارة CCS Disability Action خدمات االعاقة تعمل عىل توفري املعلومات والدعم لألشخاص ذوي اإلعاقة و whānau )العائلة واألصدقاء(. اتصل:اتصل: الهاتف املجاين 200...

7. MOJ0601-Lawyers-working-with-children-Samoan.pdf [pdf, 345 KB]

   ...maua ai le lisi o auaunaga tau lagolagosua mo aiga (aiga ma uo) i Aotearoa Niu Sila. E maua ai auaunaga mo fale e nonofo ai faasolo atu i auaunaga faufautua. • Telefoni vili fua 0800 211 211 • Tagai i le familyservices.govt.nz/directory/ CCS Disability Action E maua ai faamatalaga ma lagolagosua mo tagata e iai manaoga faapitoa ma o latou aiga (aiga ma uo). Faafesootai: • Telefoni vili fua 0800 227 200 • Imeli info@ccsDisabilityAction.org.nz The Ministry for Ethnic Communities...

8. Evidence-of-R-Schimpf.pdf [pdf, 154 KB]

   ...Club for the last 20 years and its President for the last 10. 7. I am a Life Member of both the Wellington Competitive Trail Riding Club and the Levin & Districts Horse Trekking Club as well as being an ardent supporter of Riding for the Disabled and past President of the Levin branch. CODE OF CONDUCT 8, I confirm that I have read the Expert Witness Code of Conduct set out in the Environment Court’s Practice Note 2023 and will comply with it. SCOPE OF EVIDENCE...

9. Monitoring procedures

   ...under the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment CAT October 2030 New Zealand Government to submit its combined 4th-6th periodic reports under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities CRPD Find out more about: New Zealand's common core document Compilation of Reporting Guidelines including the guidelines on common core document and treaty specific reports Back to top

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10. Frequently asked questions - Legal Needs Survey

    ...legal needs. Some of the key findings include: In the preceding year, a third of the population have experienced an issue which could be resolved through legal action. Certain groups were more likely to encounter legal issues. The most likely being disabled people, LGBT+ People, single parents, Māori, and those with low savings. Ten percent of the population experience 77 percent of the issues. Issues were often resolved via mutual agreement between the parties (35 percent being resolved this...

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