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1. Directory of Official Information A-C [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...mailto:info@asurequality.com http://www.asurequality.com/ 36 Auckland District Health Board Entry last updated on 1 February 2022 Governing statutes The Auckland District Health Board was established under the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 (NZPHD Act) and is subject to the Crown entities Act 2004. Functions and responsibilities The Auckland DHB was established on 1 January 2001 under the provisions of the NZPHD. It is responsible for the funding of services...

2. Directory of Official Information A-C [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...mailto:info@asurequality.com http://www.asurequality.com/ 35 Auckland District Health Board Entry last updated on 1 February 2022 Governing statutes The Auckland District Health Board was established under the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 (NZPHD Act) and is subject to the Crown entities Act 2004. Functions and responsibilities The Auckland DHB was established on 1 January 2001 under the provisions of the NZPHD. It is responsible for the funding of services...

3. OIA-125836.pdf [pdf, 3 MB]

   ...and the summoning of jurors (see sections 9 -14AC); and • provides for the deferral of, or excusal from, jury service in a several specified circumstances (see sections 14B -16). It also provides that a judge may cancel summons of a person with a disability or language difficulty (see section 16AA). In response to parts 3a, 3e and 4 of your request, I refer you to the attached spreadsheet for the following tables: • Table 1: The number of juror summonses sent, broken down by court type...

4. Decisions-about-special-patient-leave-and-change-of-legal-status.pdf [pdf, 6.1 MB]

   ...special patients, to the Legal Services Act 2011. Both of these Acts sit in the j ustice portfolio. 9. Existing rights for victims of offenders will not be affected. 10. The Minister of Health also has a decision-making role under the Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003 (the Intellectual Disability Act), which provides for compulsory mental health care for people in the criminal justice system who have an intellectual disability. Changes to this legisla...

5. Community Law Centre client survey – report on findings [pdf, 926 KB]

   ...student loan problems (the majority of clients facing these problems did not go to a CLC for help). A fifth of clients experience three or more different types of problem – these are more likely to be low income clients, clients with a long-term disability or health problem, and single-parents ▪ A fifth (20%) of clients experienced three or more of the problem-types across a two year period. This was more common among: o Clients with a long-term disability or health problem (...

6. Heather v IDEA Services Ltd (Costs) [2012] NZHRRT 11 [pdf, 55 KB]

   ...follows is necessarily taken from the pleadings only. [3] Mr and Mrs Heather have a son called [AB]. It is said that he has been unlawfully discriminated against in terms of s 21 of the Human Rights Act 1993 by virtue of his family status. [AB] is disabled. His disabilities are described in the statement of claim as follows: Our son [AB] … was born with congenital rubella syndrome. [AB] is deaf, blind and intellectually disabled. [AB] has no hearing, no speech, he cannot read or...

7. [2016] NZSSAA 013 (2 March 2016) [pdf, 27 KB]

   ...Multiple Sclerosis. Prior to 2015 she held a Community Services Card. 2 [3] As the holder of a Community Services Card, the appellant was able to access assistance with household help through Enable. [4] She has also previously received Disability Allowance, which has enabled her to pay for a St John Ambulance alarm at approximately $30 per fortnight and provided assistance with other costs. [5] On 16 June 2014 the appellant became eligible for New Zealand Superannuation...

8. [2016] NZSSAA 030 (20 April 2016) [pdf, 26 KB]

   ...a Special Needs Grant for food of $80, rather than a higher amount. Background [2] The appellant is a single woman in receipt of Supported Living Payment. She suffers from a number of medical conditions. The appellant is also in receipt of a Disability Support Pension from Australia. She is a Housing New Zealand tenant paying rent of $64 per week. [3] On 5 August 2014, the appellant attended a special impact day at the Mangere Community Link Centre. The appellant made an applicat...

9. HRRT-Position-description-Deputy-Chair-2022 [docx, 25 KB]

   ...Remuneration: $858 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 (the Act), the Privacy Act 2020 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 considered...

10. HRRT-Position-description-Deputy-Chair-1December 2022 [docx, 25 KB]

    ...Remuneration: $858 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 (the Act), the Privacy Act 2020 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 considered...