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1. Building a return on investment capability in the Justice sector [pdf, 652 KB]

   ...cost-effectiveness allows us to identify the investment options that make the biggest difference to outcomes, such as reoffending within two years of release, for a given amount of money. PHARMAC uses a cost- effectiveness approach, using the effect on disability-adjusted life-years as the common yardstick with which to compare different pharmaceuticals. 31. As the name suggests, this first stage requires two building blocks: effectiveness, and cost. Effectiveness 32. Effectiveness i...

2. [2017] NZEmpC 130 ALA v ITE [pdf, 402 KB]

   ...1 ALA v ITE [2017] NZEmpC 128. [4] Before receiving those submissions, I raised two issues with ITE. The first was whether in light of my conclusions, ITE would now remove the YouTube and Facebook material, and disable the OneDrive access he had provided to certain persons, forthwith. He said that he would consider doing so after talking to other persons and that he would need at least a couple of days to undertake that process. I asked him to con

3. Harvey v Accident Compensation Corporation [2015] NZACA 7 [pdf, 253 KB]

   ...the statutory threshold. [60] Finally, Mr Darke contends that it is relevant that Mr Harvey’s parents were in receipt of a handicapped child allowance payable under the Social Security Act 1964 for constant care and attention arising from a disability. I do not regard this as material. That allowance is payable pursuant to different criteria under a different Act. There is no evidence before me as to the level of allowance paid or even as to the period in respect of which it w...

4. Safer Sooner: Strengthening New Zealand’s Family Violence Laws [pdf, 7.9 MB]

   ...victim (including children) before discharging it • enabling children and young people to request safety programmes without a representative applying for them • better protecting vulnerable victims, including older people and people with disabilities, by specifying the court may impose special conditions to tailor orders to their needs. Use property orders more effectively WHY CHANGE? Victims of family violence who leave a violent relationship are at increased risk of...

5. Knight - Estate of Rewiti Te Rakaherea [2019] Chief Judge's MB 74 (2019 CJ 74) [pdf, 374 KB]

   ...beneficiary in whom an interest is so vested shall receive an interest of a value of less than ten pounds. (3) For the purposes of paragraph (c) of subsection two of this section, any agreement or arrangement may, in the case of a person under disability, be entered into or made on his behalf by his trustee appointed under Part X of this Act, or if no such Trustee is appointed, by any other responsible person. (4) After making such dispositions (if any) as in its discretion it sees...

6. [2020] NZEmpC 166 New Zealand Resident Doctors Assoc v Auckland District Health Board [pdf, 336 KB]

   ...deals with two questions that have arisen regarding s 62 of the Employment Relations Act 2000 (the Act) and how it applies to Resident Medical Officers (RMOs) employed by District Health Boards established under the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 (DHBs): (a) Are RMOs “new employees” for the purposes of s 62(3) of the Act when, as part of their training, they move from one DHB in the Auckland region to another DHB in that region? (the first question)1 (b)...

7. Te Manutukutuku issue 75 [pdf, 7.6 MB]

   ...Hauora o Tainui. Claimants brought allegations con- cerning the ways the primary health care system in New Zealand has been legislated, administered, funded and held to account by the Crown since the passing of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000. The tribunal NOHO marae: Judiciary and staff from the Waitangi Tribunal Unit at Maraeroa marae in Porirua, 15 October 2019. Staff gathered for a two-day noho marae to focus on whakawhanaungatanga (relationship building and...

8. COVID-19 (Vaccinations) Legislation Bill [pdf, 247 KB]

   ...prohibited grounds of discrimination in s 21 HRA. 46. There are some persons who may not be vaccinated for reasons protected under s 21 of the HRA, for example, medical reasons preventing vaccination would likely fall within the definition of ‘disability’ in s 21 HRA. Persons who are unvaccinated for this reason may be treated differently from vaccinated persons in relevant orders. There is therefore the potential for s 19 of the Bill of Rights Act to be engaged by these orders....

9. [2022] NZACC 55 – Griffith v ACC ( 5 April 2022) [pdf, 233 KB]

   ...reviewer and the District Court’s job will be to apply a traditional approach to an analysis of the competing expert evidence. For example, how do the medical practitioner’s particular qualifications and experience relate to the claimant’s disability? What is the quality of the medical report, including the thoroughness of the detail? There will be a range of other factors that will be relevant in individual cases. [42] In Wildbore v Accident Compensation Corporation, Judge C...

10. Hoban v Attorney-General [2022] NZHRRT 16 [pdf, 161 KB]

    ...against and silenced. He believes that while others are protected by HRA, s 61 he is treated differently because of his sexual orientation. He would like to see the legislation changed to include other groups, such as transgender and persons with disabilities. [8] While the Attorney-General called no formal evidence, he did rely on legislative fact evidence containing the legislative history, policy rationale and parliamentary consideration of HRA, s 61. Those documents were included...