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1. International comparisons of recorded violent crime rates for 2000 [pdf, 288 KB]

   ...Kidnapping and abduction • Robbery (including aggravated robbery, robbery, assault with intent to rob, and compelling execution of documents by force) • Grievous assaults (wounding with intent, injuring with intent, aggravated wounding or injury, disabling, discharging firearm or doing dangerous act with intent, injuring by unlawful act, acid throwing, poisoning with intent, infecting with disease, using any firearm against a law enforcement officer, commission of a crime with a firearm,...

2. [2007] NZEmpC AC 46/07 Eurera-Morrison v New Zealand Post Ltd [pdf, 94 KB]

   ...cell phone ring, but claims not to have been able to reach it. Instead of keeping the cell phone in a working state where it would have allowed the owner to have rung it again so that she could have responded and returned it, she took the step of disabling the cell phone, by removing the battery. This could be categorised as dishonestly using the owner’s cell phone with intent to deprive that owner of control over it, in the sense that the owner could no longer ring the cell pho...

3. Smith v ACC [2014] NZACA 3 [pdf, 82 KB]

   ...appeal against the costs awarded by the Review Officer in respect of three applications for review of decisions made by ACC in 1988, in the course of considering Mr Smith’s request for a reassessment of his lump sum compensation award for permanent disability, reinstatement of his earnings related compensation that had ceased in 1981, and retraining assistance to become a diesel mechanic. [2] Mr Smith sought costs of $2,225.00 for Review No. 1125589; $3,125.00 for Review No. 112590;...

4. [2021] NZSAAA 1 (11 February 2021) [pdf, 282 KB]

   ...considered on its own merits, "situations outside a student's control that are sufficient to prevent them from undertaking full-time study ... may include, but [are] not limited to" such things as family circumstances or responsibilities, disability, or changes made by the education provider to the study options available to the student. Under reg 12A(1)(a)(iii) LFT can also be approved where a less than full-time course is considered to be in "the student's academ...

5. Te Manutukutuku 74 [pdf, 11 MB]

   ...under way or in preparation 1 Māori military veterans (Wai 2500) Discrimination, treatment, rehabilitation, farm settlement 2 Health services and outcomes (Wai 2575) Stage 1 : Primary healthcare system Stage 2 : Priority issues – mental health ; disabilities ; alcohol, tobacco, and substance abuse Stage 3 : Other issues 3 Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act (Wai 2660) Stage 1 : Process issues – High Court and Crown engagement processes for the recognition of Māori ri...

6. Education and Training Bill Advice [pdf, 275 KB]

   ...constitutes discrimination as children of parents with a particular religious connection are preferred to other children for enrolment. 37 The exception for special schools recognises that some students with disabilities and special learning needs need more time in the schooling system to be adequately equipped with the knowledge and skills required to participate fully in society and to go on to further learning, training or employment....

7. Referendum Proactive Release Combined Final Part 1 General Election 2020.pdf [pdf, 18 MB]

   ...information is also being developed in te reo Māori, New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) and six other languages. These materials will be published in one update in late June. The Public Information team continues to seek technical input from the Office of Disability Issues, the accessibility team at the Department of Internal Affairs and relevant DPOs (disabled people’s organisations). 19. On 6 July the 10-week paid advertising portion of the Public Information Programme commences, which alig...

8. 1 Cab paper Repeal of three strikes law Redacted [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...make up around 93% of the prisoner population, and 65.2 approximately 98% of the people currently serving second or third strike prison sentences are men. 66 The proposals in this paper will therefore directly benefit more men than women. Disability perspective 67 The proposals in this paper have no direct or specific implications from a disability perspective. People with neurodisabilities are over-represented in the prisoner population, and the changes proposed are likely to i...

9. [2022] NZEmpC 183 Butt v Attorney-General [pdf, 372 KB]

   ...truth of the representation was essential to the Butts? (b) Did the misrepresentation substantially reduce the benefit of the contract to the Butts? (c) Should damages be awarded? The facts [6] The Butts have two severely intellectually disabled adult children. Their first child, Ashneel Butt, is 30 years old. Their second child, Alisha Butt, is 27 years old. Both children require full-time care; the care that is required is complex and challenging. [7] It has been ver...

10. Brown v Accident Compensation Corporation (Cover Issues) [2023] NZACC 23 [pdf, 280 KB]

    ...disc protrusion and problem related to the L4/5 level as confirmed pre-operatively … In particular, the accident on 25 October 2010 has lead to the disc protrusion at L4/5 which has not settled over time. This has lead to ongoing symptoms and disability. Subsequent investigations, including repeat MR scanning and in particular CT discography has confirmed the disc protrusion. This has been confirmed at the time of surgery, from which Mr Brown is making a satisfactory recovery....