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1. NZCVS-Cycle-5-Distribution-of-crime-v2 [xlsx, 195 KB]

   ...Deprivation index The New Zealand Index of Deprivation 2013 (NZDep2013) groups deprivation scores into deciles (or quintiles), where 1 represents the areas with the least deprived scores, and 10 (or 5) represents the areas with the most deprived scores. 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, seein...

2. AAF and AAG v ZZU [2010] NZDT 45 (26 February 2010) [pdf, 71 KB]

   ...damages for emotional harm “anxiety and stress” caused to AAF and AAG and family. The claim also included damages for costs of transport on hospital and related visits. The matter has been the subject of an investigation by the Health and Disability Commissioner. The Respondent had followed a recommendation by the Commissioner and refunded the cost of the treatment. Issue [4] Does the Tribunal have jurisdiction to hear the claim? Law [5] The Disputes Tribuna...

3. BORA Human Rights Amendment Bill [pdf, 186 KB]

   ...New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. I conclude the Bill is consistent with that Act. 2. The Bill amends the Human Rights Act 1993. The explanatory note provides the Bill enables the establishment within the Human Rights Commission of a full-time Disability Rights Commissioner, with a view to implementing one of the requirements in Article 33 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, being to “maintain, strengthen, designate or establish within the...

4. Notice-of-Mediation-03.08.2020-WEB.pdf [pdf, 37 KB]

   ...Environment Court Registry. Information on the Environment Court and the Court's Practice Notes which serve as a guide, are available at www.justice.govt.nz/courts/environment-court. If any party has special needs (for example in relation to disability and access, deafness), they are to advise the Court in writing of this not later than 10 working days from the date of the mediation so that appropriate arrangements can be considered. https://www.justice.govt.nz/courts/going-to-cour...

5. D-com-Expression-of-Interest-Forms-Large-Print [doc, 74 KB]

   [image: image1.png] Expression of Interest in Appointment Human Rights Commission / Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Disability Rights Commissioner · Please personally complete this form and the statutory declaration. · Please provide a full curriculum vitae with your application. · Your application will be acknowledged by letter or email. Surname | Family Name ___________________________ First Name(s) ___________________________________ Full Postal Address (address to which mail should be sent...

6. Ministry's latest study highlights need to better support Māori victims of crime

   ...who identified as Māori. The study, authored by Dr Tadhg Daly, Criminologist, found that over a 12-month period, 38% of Māori respondents were victims of crime, compared to 30% for the general population. Compounding factors such as deprivation, age, disability, sexuality and financial stability contributed to Māori victimisation. A previous Ministry study in 2006 also reported that Māori were more likely to be the victims of crime across all offence types and experience multiple offences,...

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7. [2012] NZEmpC 216 Q v W [pdf, 110 KB]

   ...other public search listings or search engines. [7] The plaintiff’s request for name suppression was said to be made to enable her to obtain employment more easily as the fact that she has to now notify any potential employee in advance of her disability, occupational overuse syndrome, affects her employment opportunities negatively. She also claimed that all her employment issues were as a result of the defendant’s deliberate actions to decline her claim for accident compen...

8. [2016] NZSSAA 028 (20 April 2016) [pdf, 78 KB]

   ...number of changes have taken place in the programme for income support in Croatia, particularly since the Homelands War of the early 1990s. The Pension Insurance Act of 1998 replaced the legislation set out in Article 194, including the Pension and Disability Insurance Act of 1983 which we understand governed the situation when the appellant was working and making contributions to the scheme. [15] Article 1 of the Pension Insurance Act provides that the pension insurance system in the R...

9. Adoption in Aotearoa New Zealand: Summary document - Easy Read [pdf, 3.6 MB]

   ...want to hear from you about: • when do you think a birth parent or parents should be able to give their consent to an adoption? • what should happen if a birth parent or parents want to withdraw their consent? 26 3. Disabled parents Another reason to look at adoption laws is to look at the dispensing with consent rule. Dispensing with consent is about times the Family Court does not need the consent of the parents when making a decis...

10. LR v Accident Compensation Corporation (Claim for overseas rehabilitation costs) [2023] NZACC 29 [pdf, 183 KB]

    ...declining the appellant’s application for selective dorsal rhizotomy treatment at a Children’s Hospital in America. 2 Background [2] The appellant was born in September 2017. His birth was in traumatic circumstances, leaving him with disability later classified as 98%. His twin died in utero. [3] On 11 October 2017, a treatment injury claim was filed on the appellant’s behalf. The claim was for “brain injury, skin injury, kidney injury” and related to an alleg...