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1. Proactive release - Family violence information sharing guidance [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Housing New Zealand Corporation, Accident Compensation Corporation, Oranga Tamariki, The Treasury, Ministry for Women, Ministry of Social Development, the Joint Venture Business Unit, the Office for Disability Issues and the Office for Seniors. The Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (Policy Advisory Group) were informed of this paper. Financial Implications 36. In Budget 2018, Cabinet approved funding for the implementation of the...

2. Position description: Human Rights Review Tribunal Deputy Chair [pdf, 114 KB]

   ...Remuneration: $835 per day (annualised and is neither a salary nor wages) The Tribunal The Human Rights Review Tribunal hears and determines proceedings lodged pursuant to the Human Rights Act 1993 (HRA), the Privacy Act 1993 and the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 after complaints have first been dealt with by the Human Rights Commission, the Privacy Commissioner and the Health and Disability Commissioner pursuant to their respective Acts. The principal matters consi...

3. Family-Fixed-Fees-Schedules-July-2020-Updated-18-December-2023.pdf [pdf, 473 KB]

   ...to client Additional Factors – Order(s) $190 For Additional client attendances may be required in instances where: 1. Self-represented litigants are party to proceedings 2. The legally aided person suffers from mental illness/intellectual disability 3. The legally aided person requires an interpreter/translator 4. The legally aided person has difficulties communicating (but doesn’t require an interpreter/translator) Fee can only be claimed once per stage per case. If...

4. Director of Proceedings v McMillan [2020] NZHRRT 18 [pdf, 379 KB]

   ...PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OR OF THE TRIBUNAL IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2020] NZHRRT 18 Reference No. HRRT 005/2020 UNDER SECTION 50 OF THE HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND VICKI ANNE MCMILLAN DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Ms G J Goodwin, Deputy Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Dr JAG Fountain, Member REP...

5. Breaking the inter-generational cycle of family violence and sexual violence [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...arrested for family violence. Women suffer more repeat victimisation, harm, fear, stalking and negative health impacts of partner abuse than men. 48 Māori women, Pacific women, young women, women on a low income, rainbow women, gang women and disabled women are at a higher risk of experiencing family violence than other women, and are more likely to experience secondary victimisation when seeking help. Family and sexual violence have a significant impact on women’s physical, psycholo...

6. [2015] NZSSAA 60 (26 August 2015) [pdf, 31 KB]

   ...Background [3] The appellant is aged 44 years. He is separated. He has no dependent children. The appellant suffers from depression. He has also in the past suffered a back injury. [4] He receives Jobseeker Support and the maximum rate of Disability Allowance. He has a small business from which he earns additional income. Income from his business is charged against his benefit entitlement. [5] The issue initially raised by the appellant in this appeal arises because the a...

7. NZCVS-Cycle-5-Impact-of-COVID-Reporting-to-the-Police.xlsx [xlsx, 381 KB]

   ...represents the areas with the least deprived scores, and 10 (or 5) represents the areas with the most deprived scores. The analysis is based on the latest NZDep data available at the time - Cycles 1, 2 and 3 use NZDep2013 and Cycle 4 uses NZDep2018. Disability In the report, adults with disability are defined using the Washington Group Short Set (WGSS) of disability questions. The questions ask if the respondent has experienced difficulties performing basic universal activities (walking, seei...

8. NZCVS-Cycle-5-Impact-of-COVID-Reporting-to-the-Police-v2 [xlsx, 381 KB]

   ...represents the areas with the least deprived scores, and 10 (or 5) represents the areas with the most deprived scores. The analysis is based on the latest NZDep data available at the time - Cycles 1, 2 and 3 use NZDep2013 and Cycle 4 uses NZDep2018. Disability In the report, disabled adults are defined using the Washington Group Short Set (WGSS) of disability questions. The questions ask if the respondent has experienced difficulties performing basic universal activities (walking, seeing, hea...

9. [2023] NZSSAA 10 (31 August 2023) [pdf, 259 KB]

   ...household earlier in 2021 and his eligibility for New Zealand Superannuation (NZS) from September 2021. From the Ministry’s perspective this amounted to a change in circumstances. Background [3] XXXX receives New Zealand superannuation, a disability allowance and an Australian disability support pension (DSP). Prior to becoming eligible for NZS, XXXX received an invalid’s benefit, which later became the supported living payment. [4] Since April 2012 XXXX has lived in a...

10. [2022] NZEmpC 123 CSN v Royal District Nursing Service NZ Ltd [pdf, 376 KB]

    ...plaintiff was not covered by the definition of “care and support worker” which applied from late 6 November 2021. [49] She argued that it could not have been intended that a care and support worker living in their own home and supporting a disabled person by providing care and support services would be covered by the definition, as that would not advance the purpose of the Vaccinations Order; that is, inclusion of a worker such as CSN would not prevent or limit the ris...