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1. Proposals against incitement of hatred and discrimination - summary document [pdf, 328 KB]

   ...Current incitement provisions only apply to speech that targets a group because of their colour, race, or ethnic or national origins. Other groups are also targeted by hateful speech, including groups based on their religion, gender, sexuality and disability. This proposal would change the law to also apply if hatred was incited against a group of people due to a wider range of characteristics. This could include some of, or all, the other prohibited grounds of discrimination in section...

2. BG Ltd v EE & DE [2020] NZDT 1557 (26 August 2020) [pdf, 218 KB]

   ...would be used to meet household expenses while meeting necessary payments to suppliers. It was not a loan to expand her business or make an investment, but to tide the household through while EE pursued an overdue account from a client. DE was on a disability benefit and did not appear to be involved in the business, so from her perspective could only have been borrowing for household purposes. Both loan agreements were headed “Consumer Credit Contract” and drafted accordingly. 6....

3. MOJ0510-Going-through-Family-Court-to-work-out-parenting-arrangements-Samoan.pdf [pdf, 284 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...

4. MOJ0588-What-to-expect-at-the-Family-Court-Tongan.pdf [pdf, 318 KB]

   ...kotoa ‘o Aotearoa Nu‘u Silá. Ko e ngaahi sēvesi ko ‘ení ‘oku kamata pē meí he nofo‘angá ‘o a‘u ki he talatalaifalé (counselling). • Telefoni ta‘etotongi ki he 0800 211 211 • Vakai ki he familyservices.govt.nz/directory/ CCS Disability Action ‘Oku nau ‘oatu ha fakamatala mo ha tokoni ki he kakai ‘oku ‘i ai hanau faingata‘a‘ia fakaesino, pea mo honau kāingá (fāmilí mo e ngaahi kaungāme‘á). Fetu‘utakí: • Telefoni ta‘etotongi ki he 0800...

5. MOJ0610-Responding-to-a-Notice-of-Application-Tongan.pdf [pdf, 314 KB]

   ...kotoa ‘o Aotearoa Nu‘u Silá. Ko e ngaahi sēvesi ko ‘ení ‘oku kamata pē meí he nofo‘angá ‘o a‘u ki he talatalaifalé (counselling). • Telefoni ta‘etotongi ki he 0800 211 211 • Vakai ki he familyservices.govt.nz/directory/ CCS Disability Action ‘Oku nau ‘oatu ha fakamatala mo ha tokoni ki he kakai ‘oku ‘i ai hanau faingata‘a‘ia fakaesino, pea mo honau kāingá (fāmilí mo e ngaahi kaungāme‘á). Fetu‘utakí: • Telefoni ta‘etotongi ki he 0800...

6. Better-outcomes-for-Victims-approvals-for-introducing-family-violence-legislation.pdf [pdf, 380 KB]

   ...Corrections, Ministry for Women, Ministry of Social Development, Ministry for Pacific Peoples, Ministry for Ethnic Communities, Te Puni Kōkiri, Te Puna Aonui, Te Arawhiti, Department of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Health, Whaikara – Ministry for Disabled People, and Inland Revenue. 24. The Chief Victims Advisor was consulted throughout the policy development process and is supportive of the legislative changes outlined in this paper. 25. The government caucus will be consulted pr...

7. Easthope v Accident Compensation Corporation (Leave to appeal to the High Court) [2024] NZACC 001 [pdf, 204 KB]

   ...for Mr Easthope. [6] On 19 June 2022, Mr Easthope emailed Mr Rei with various background details about the 1986 claim. Mr Easthope’s email included a list of requests for items including a new mattress, a traction machine, and payment for a disability car. [7] On 22 June 2022, Mr Rei discussed the contents of this email with Mr Easthope. Later that day, Mr Rei followed up the discussion with an email addressing the points that Mr Easthope had raised. The email included the fol...

8. [2023] NZEmpC 157 Whakarongorau Aotearoa New Zealand Telehealth Services LP v Public Service Association, Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi [pdf, 201 KB]

   ...Ltd [2013] NZCA 90, (2013) 13 TCLR 531 at [12]–[13]. 10 The operation of an ambulance service for sick or injured persons. 11 The operation of— (a) a hospital care institution within the meaning of section 58(4) of the Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001; or (b) a service necessary for the operation of such an institution. … 16 The provision of Police emergency response services as defined in clause 3 of Schedule 1C. [19] Counsel for the plaint...

9. [2024] NZEmpC 165 Berryman v Fonterra Coopertive Group Ltd - Interlocutory [pdf, 206 KB]

   ...unlawful discrimination, the submissions of his representative cite the Court of Appeal judgment in Four Members of the Armed Forces v Chief of Defence Force which considered the question of whether an individual’s unvaccinated status constitutes a disability in the context of a discrimination claim.12 As this issue has already been authoritatively considered by the Court of Appeal, Mr Berryman’s claim in this regard cannot be considered novel and is likely weak unless it can b...

10. Government seeking feedback on options for creating a new adoption system

    ...The Ministry is also seeking further and specific feedback from Māori on whether whāngai should be legally recognised, and if so, how. The discussion document has been translated into five languages and produced in a summary and accessible format for disabled communities. It has been published on the Ministry website along with information on how to make a submission, at: Adoption law reform: Options for creating a new system Options relating to surrogacy have not been included in the discuss...

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