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1. Supplementary Regulatory Impact Statement: Extending the duration limit of Police safety orders [pdf, 667 KB]

   ...Anecdotal evidence from the sector provides the basis for the scope of the problem. The 2014 evaluation of PSOs found that the duration of PSOs was problematic for several of the victims interviewed, with reference to the difficulties of people with disabilities, and people which childcare responsibilities. The evaluation recommended further investigation into the duration issues8. 7 Research in 2001 found that a quarter of children in...

2. [2021] NZACC 181 – Tonga v ACC (8 November 2021) [pdf, 308 KB]

   ...reviewer and the District Court’s job would be to apply additional approach to an analysis of the competing expert evidence. For example, how do the medical practitioner’s particular qualification 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. [58] Whilst acknowledging that the Court was dealing with, in...

3. [2022] NZEnvC 171 Timaru District Council [pdf, 357 KB]

   ...the risks of subdivision on community drinking water supplies.27 Accessible vehicle parking and minimum loading requirements [29] Mr Geddes said that if accessible car-parking is not provided, it would make new development less accessible for the disabled. If loading spaces are not provided, it would likely mean loading would occur in the road reserve and create a potential traffic hazard. [30] Loading vehicles in the road reserve is currently an issue in parts of Timaru such as...

4. Ministry-of-Justice-June-2022-BIM-to-Minister-Allan-FINAL.pdf [pdf, 5.9 MB]

   ...Matters Act 1992 New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 New Zealand Council of Law Reporting Act 1938 Oaths and Declarations Act 1957 Occupiers' Liability Act 1962 Official Information Act 1982 Ombudsmen Act 1975 Parole Act 200210 Political Disabilities Removal Act 1960 Prisoners’ and Victims’ Claims Act 2005 Privacy Act 2020 Private International Law (Choice of Law in Tort) Act 2017 Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 201011 Prohibition of Gang Insignia...

5. Howell v Accident Compensation Corporation (Personal Injury) [2023] NZACC 85 [pdf, 347 KB]

   ...work in June. Now gets stabbing pain into L leg. [106] Dr Walker poses the possibility of degenerative arthropathy of the sacroiliac joint but says that most people with such a degree of arthropathy of the sacroiliac joints would not be so disabled. He suggests a pain syndrome significantly accounts for her incapacity. [107] He does say, however: The origin of the sacroiliac joint pathology is unclear and may have become symptomatic in 2012, but alternatively may potentially...

6. Thomas v Accident Compensation Corporation (Mental Injury) [2023] NZACC 103 [pdf, 310 KB]

   ...psychological effects from the injury. The majority of medical, psychiatric and psychological assessors have not found a plausible link between the injury and persisting symptoms, and have postulated that noninjury factors are the cause of ongoing disability. Given that there is one provider, Dr Gil Newburn, who has provided a contrary opinion, and to address Ms Thomas’s ongoing assertion that her fatigue and other concerns are injury-related, I support referral for an MCR [Me...

7. OIA-119801.pdf [pdf, 4.9 MB]

   ...Sixth, all security guards that have access to these powers should be vetted as children’s workers and trained in responding to and using force on children to address their specific needs of this age group and their rights and likely significant disabilities. If Children are found by their friends and families to have been offended against a result of an action by a security guard, retaliation under this law is also possible. We recommend that there be a section identifying risks of...

8. Lewis v Accident Compensation Corporation (Impairment Assessment) [2025] NZACC 16 (28 January 2025) [pdf, 287 KB]

   ...9/231 only rarely does complete loss of the closely related senses of olfaction and taste seriously affect an individual performance of the usual activities of daily living. The rare case almost invariably involves occupational considerations and disabilities that are outside the scope of the physician’s responsibility in the evaluation of permanent impairment. For this reason, a single value of 3% of impairment of the whole person suggested for use in cases involving complete bil...

9. 3-Strikes-Proactive-Release-OIA-Requests_Final_Part2.pdf [pdf, 19 MB]

   ...court system as a whole. o In addi on to Māori and young offenders, you may also wish to consider including an entry in rela on to the impact on others dispropor onately represented in the jus ce system, such as Pasifika offenders or offenders with a disability.  Para 125: Suggest adding a reference to Police, as we will also be establishing IT systems.  Para 126: Suggest removing reference to ‘prosecutors’ as Police as an organisa on (including prosecutors and officers) is respon...

10. Ministry of Justice Annual Report 2023/24 [pdf, 5.6 MB]

    ...have contracted the national organisation, Community Law Centres of Aotearoa, to support this work. Community law centres provide community legal services at 140 sites across New Zealand, with three centres providing specialist services in youth law, disability law, and Māori land law. As with legal aid, demand for community law services is high. By the end of 2023/24, 41,234 clients had been supported – higher than our anticipated target of 30,000–35,000. This higher-than-expected dem...