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1. Herbst v Accident Compensation Corporation (Late filing to the District Court) [2025] NZACC 38 (28 February 2025) [pdf, 153 KB]

   IN THE DISTRICT COURT AT WELLINGTON I TE KŌTI-Ā-ROHE KI TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA [2025] NZACC 038 ACAR 13/25, 14/25, 15/25, 16/25, 17/25, 40/25 UNDER THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 2001 IN THE MATTER OF AN APPEAL UNDER SECTION 149 OF THE ACT BETWEEN MICHELLE HERBST Appellant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Judgment on the papers. Submissions: The Appellant is self-represented L Hawes-Gandarfor the Respondent

2. Marshall v IDEA Services Ltd (Application for Interim Non-Publication Orders) [2019] NZHRRT 52 [pdf, 306 KB]

   ...Orders) [2019] NZHRRT 52] 2 Reference No. HRRT 029/2018 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN EAMON HENNING MARSHALL Plaintiff AND IDEA SERVICES LIMITED Defendant Reference No. HRRT 041/2018 UNDER THE HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 BETWEEN EAMON HENNING MARSHALL Plaintiff AND IDEA SERVICES LIMITED Defendant 3 [1] These three proceedings will be heard at the Napier District Court from 2 December 2019 to 11...

3. Responding-to-the-Waitangi-Tribunal-recommendations-for-claimant-funding.pdf [pdf, 3.2 MB]

   ...there are still outstanding issues that are not addressed by the interim fund ing policy that must be considered before a Ion -term fund in s stem can be im lemented. This includes - e 1n epen ence o ec1s1on-ma ers; w e er e po icy adequately enables disabled people to participate; the use of reimbursement; and whether the costs specified, and the extent of those costs, are sufficient. I would also like to consider what we can learn from what worked well in the fund ing approach used by...

4. Regulatory impact statement: Review of family violence legislation [pdf, 300 KB]

   ...former intimate partner in the previous year. 31. Family violence occurs throughout society, across gender, racial and socioeconomic divisions. However some population groups are at an increased risk of family violence, including women, children, disabled people, older people and Māori.7 Causes of family violence 32. There is no single recognised cause of family violence. There are many societal and individual risk factors. However, evidence indicates that the single best predict...

5. OIA-101880.pdf [pdf, 9.7 MB]

   ...the incitement provisions. Issues with current protections 7. The incitement provisions are seldom used. The scope of the provisions is narrow and many groups that are at risk of hate speech are not currently covered . These include the rainbow, disabled and faith-based communities. 8. Information on how to make a complaint of hate speech is difficult to find and the system can be hard to navigate. The HRC responds to complaints under the civil incitement provision and its primary rol...

6. BORA Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis and Other Matters) Amendment Bill [pdf, 166 KB]

   ...comparable groups of people differently on one or more of the prohibited grounds of discrimination. Whether disadvantage arises is a factual determination. 2 7. Section 21(1)(h) of the Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability, which includes physical disability or impairment and physical illness. By limiting access to cannabis to only those with a qualifying medical condition, the Bill could be seen as unlawfully discriminating against those without a qualif...

7. 1 March 2021 Director General of Conservation v Thames-Coromandel District Council [pdf, 57 KB]

   ...that will be produced to the Court at the hearing. 3 MAORI LANGUAGE AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS If any party or witness: 1. wishes to speak Maori at the hearing under the Maori Language Act 1987, or 2. has special needs (for example in relation to disability and access, deafness, difficulties with the English language), or 3. has any special arrangements for the hearing are required, e.g. transport for site visits, storage space for bulky exhibits, video playback http~://www.justice....

8. 23 September 2020 Clutha District Council v Otago Regional Council [pdf, 121 KB]

   ...be produced to the Court at the hearing. 3. MĀORI LANGUAGE AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS If any party or witness: 1. wishes to speak Māori at the hearing under the Māori Language Act 1987, or 2. has special needs (for example in relation to disability and access, deafness, difficulties with the English language), or 3. has any special arrangements for the hearing are required, e.g. transport for site visits, storage space for bulky exhibits, video playback https://www.justice...

9. [2020] NZEmpC 33 Carrigan v The Attorney-General [pdf, 101 KB]

   JANE CARRIGAN v THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL sued on behalf of THE HONOURABLE CARMEL SEPULONI in her capacity as THE MINISTER OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND MINISTER FOR DISABILITY [2020] NZEmpC 33 [17 March 2020] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA TĀMAKI MAKAURAU [2020] NZEmpC 33 EMPC 340/2019 IN THE MATTER OF a declaration under s 6(5) of the Employment Relations Act AND IN THE MATTER OF an application fo...

10. NZCVS Cycle 4 2020-21 Topical report - Controlling behaviours and help-seeking [pdf, 1.2 MB]

    ...the person’s relationship to their family/whānau member or intimate partner. Specific controlling behaviours and their impact are likely to be perceived differently by young and older people, Māori, Pasifika, people with diverse sexualities, disabled people, and people with diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds. The list of controlling behaviours in the survey may not have reflected how different people experience control, and it is therefore unlikely that all who have experienc...