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1. BORA Social Security (Benefit Categories and Work Focus) Amendment Bill [pdf, 396 KB]

   ...made by the Bill include: · a new system of three main benefits to replace the existing seven main benefit categories, to embed a work focus throughout the benefit system · a new approach to people in the benefit system who are sick or disabled · introducing drug testing requirements for beneficiaries referred to a job or training programme where drug testing is a prerequisite, matched with financial sanctions for non-compliance · reinforcing social norms...

2. Amendment to Grant Forms and High Cost Criminal Cases - Submissions and decisions [pdf, 715 KB]

   ...Allegations/instances of sexual abuse Severity of injury/injuries Difficult diagnosis requiring multiple specialists Complex technical, medical or medico- legal issues Customer specific Customer has mental illness/intellectual disability Communication barriers The severity of injury/injuries has resulted in permanent impairment (ACC) Other Other special circumstances (provide more detail in explanation section) Funding sought Lead Provide...

3. Online Final PO Information at Service Pack Applicant [pdf, 448 KB]

   ...Physical: Someone hitting, slapping, kicking, or using a weapon or an object. Someone strangling, choking, suffocating, or burning you. Breaking your things, breaking into your home. Taking away things you need because of your age, health condition, or disability. Sexual: Pressuring you to do something you don’t want to do sexually. Forcing you to have sex, touching or forcing you to perform sexual acts or watch pornography. Emotional and Psychological: Putting you down, making...

4. Online Final PO Information at Service Pack Respondent [pdf, 461 KB]

   ...Physical: Hitting, slapping, kicking, or using a weapon or an object. Strangling, choking, suffocating, burning someone. Breaking their things, breaking into their home. Taking away things they need because of their age, health condition, or disability. Sexual: Pressuring someone to do something they don’t want to do sexually. Forcing someone to have sex, touching or forcing someone to perform sexual acts or watch pornography. Emotional and Psychological: Putting someone down...

5. [2020] NZSSAA 9 (5 May 2020) [pdf, 139 KB]

   ...of this case. It should not be assumed that the type of information provided to one person should always be the same as another. XXXX is not a person who struggled with literacy, mental health issues that prevented normal function, intellectual disability or any of the myriad of situations that can make people vulnerable, and potentially entitled to additional support. On the contrary, XXXX had the capacity to understand and apply complex regulatory information. At the time he recei...

6. Nelson Standards Committee v Smith [2018] NZLCDT 34 [pdf, 171 KB]

   ...began to understand those symptoms might be related to the 2003 disease. [14] He told the Court that he had never intended to wilfully breach directions and believed that he could get the case ready for trial but that “he underestimated his disability and overestimated his mental ability to carry out the tasks necessary to do so”.3 [15] However, instead of supporting that assertion by a proper medical report Mr Smith annexed to the affidavit a report from a therapist whom he h...

7. [2022] NZACC 11 - Williams v ACC (25 January 2022) [pdf, 247 KB]

   ...in the administration of that appellant’s claims.1 [30] He describes Dr Newburn’s report as being from “the top man in his field”. He says that Dr Meads’ report would have a serious impact on monies due to him due to the permanent disability assessment. [31] He asks that the brain injury and subsequent pain suffered be backdated to the time of the accident in 1982. The Respondent’s Submissions [32] Mr Russ on behalf of the respondent reiterated that ACC accepts...

8. Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System and Children and Young People’s Commission Bill [pdf, 245 KB]

   ...objectives and perform or exercise its functions, duties or powers under the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 (the Oranga 1 Children’s Act 2014, Coroners Act 2006, Corrections Act 2004, Crimes of Torture Act 1989, Crown Entities Act 2004, Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994, Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2004, Official Information Act 1982, Ombudsman Act 1975, Oranga Tamariki Act 1989, Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Act 2014, Remuneration Authority Act 1977,...

9. NZCVS FAQs Core Report Cycle 3 June 2021 v1.2 [pdf, 252 KB]

   ...females aged 15-19 (9%). Groups at very high risk of offences by family members included those who were separated (11%) or in single-parent households (9%). Over three years of surveys, accounting for differences in average age, people with disabilities were significantly more likely to experience crime. Over three cycles, about 25% of all crime incidents were reported to the Police. Theft/unlawful takes/converts of motor vehicles had the highest likelihood of being reported to...

10. FAQs - NZCVS Cycle 3 [pdf, 252 KB]

    ...females aged 15-19 (9%). Groups at very high risk of offences by family members included those who were separated (11%) or in single-parent households (9%). Over three years of surveys, accounting for differences in average age, people with disabilities were significantly more likely to experience crime. Over three cycles, about 25% of all crime incidents were reported to the Police. Theft/unlawful takes/converts of motor vehicles had the highest likelihood of being reported to...