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1. Tauranga-Moana-Courthouse-Cabinet-paper_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 5.9 MB]

   ...acknowledging that women experience family violence and sexual violence at higher rates, there will be gender implications to be considered when designing facilities that will meet the needs of victims. This is a core requirement for new courthouses. Disability Perspective 37. The Ministry’s Property Capital Intentions 2020-2030 commits to aligning with the Disability Action Plan to ensure that justice facilities are fit-for-purpose and are accessible for all New Zealanders. Publ...

2. Regulatory Impact Statement Tribunal Enhancements [pdf, 257 KB]

   ...Corrections,  the  Ministries  of  Business,  Innovation, and Employment, Education, Health, Pacific  Island Affairs, Social Development,  Transport,  Inland Revenue, State Services Commission, New Zealand Customs, Health and  Disability Commissioner, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, the Accident Compensation  Corporation, The Treasury and Te Puni Kokiri have been consulted on the topics relevant to  their  areas  of  interest.   ...

3. [2007] NZEmpC WC 34/07 Crook v Sovereign Services Ltd [pdf, 76 KB]

   ...2004 she resigned. She subsequently received her superannuation payment later in the year. She began new and similar employment in July 2004 but because her illness continued and possibly because it became more serious she has been receiving a disability allowance through an insurance scheme for some time. Conclusion on constructive dismissal [78] While I have some misgivings about the wisdom of Ms Crook’s return to work in November 2003 when it seems that she was not at all...

4. EMPC Swearing in Judge Perkins [pdf, 217 KB]

   ...appeared in front of you, your Honour, on a number of occasions. You may not remember it all but I do remember one particular case called Scott v IHC which was a case about a person who had been wrongly accused of sexual assault on an intellectually disabled person. Sir, you are regarded as a very decent human being and a decent Judge for very good reason in this company. Your Honour, as you will well know because you have the same vintage of others who are getting a bit older, I...

5. [2006] NZEmpC WC 15/06 OCS Ltd v Food Workers Union Inc [pdf, 108 KB]

   ...before the machine was introduced. [89] Mr Cranney pointed out that clause 5 of schedule 1B of the Employment Relations Act 2000 requires employers in the public health sector to be good employers as defined in s6(1) of the New Zealand Health and Disability Act 2000 and s118 of the Crown Entities Act 2004. Among the requisites of a good employer is recognition of the cultural differences of ethnic or minority groups. [90] There is no evidence that OCS took any steps to ascertain if...

6. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - summary record 5th report (continued) [pdf, 96 KB]

   ...posed a risk to the integrity of the immigration system. The Immigration Act specifically provided that refugees and protected persons who could not be deported could not be detained. New Zealand was not reluctant to grant visas to persons with disabilities: its screening policy was in place to protect public health, largely from communicable diseases. Decisions were made on a case-by-case basis. 11. The Office of Ethnic Affairs undertook a number of measures to counter discriminatio...

7. LA - practice standards for legal aid providers [pdf, 522 KB]

   ...assigned, advise the client of the role each lawyer will take in the proceeding. 13.12 Consider whether the client may present with any issues that raise the following questions in relation to the client: 13.12.1 Does the client have any intellectual disability or mental health issues and, if so, when and how are they to be addressed? 12 13.12.2 Does the client have any addiction, alcohol or drug issues and, if so, when and how are they to be addressed? 13.12.3...

8. Lochead-MacMillan v AMI Insurance [2012] NZHRRT 5 [pdf, 109 KB]

   ...incomplete transcript of the second interview was provided to Mr and Mrs Lochead-MacMillan by VFR on 22 February 2010 but its very incompleteness brought into focus the need for the audio files to be provided. This was not done and eventually AMI was disabled from complying with the request by the 9 surprising destruction of the files. At no time subsequent to learning of the destruction did AMI take advantage of s 29(2)(b) of the Act which allows a request to be refused if the i...

9. Legal aid practice standards for all legal aid providers [pdf, 522 KB]

   ...assigned, advise the client of the role each lawyer will take in the proceeding. 13.12 Consider whether the client may present with any issues that raise the following questions in relation to the client: 13.12.1 Does the client have any intellectual disability or mental health issues and, if so, when and how are they to be addressed? 12 13.12.2 Does the client have any addiction, alcohol or drug issues and, if so, when and how are they to be addressed? 13.12.3...

10. Waitangi Tribunal - issue 68 of Te Manutukutuku [pdf, 2.7 MB]

    ... No Inquiry Indicative scope of issues in current registered claims 1 Māori military veterans Discrimination, treatment, rehabilitation, farm settlement 2 Health services and outcomes Hospitals, primary healthcare, rongoā, provision for the disabled, rehabilitation, elder care and rest homes, mental health, smoking, HIV / AIDS, public health, health promotion, occupational health, poor health status and outcomes 3 Constitution, self- government, and electoral system Constituti...