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  1. 10.7 Appendix G: Reporting Restrictions Statutory Prohibitions on Publications for Media as at November 2014

    ...convictions of a defendant during the proceeding for a category 3 or 4 offence, unless the Court gives permission. Section 9 of the Contempt of Court Act and ss 199B and 199D of the Criminal Procedure Act allow the Court to order a person to take down or disable access to prejudicial information under their control. Cases involving sexual offending for proceedings commenced on or after 5 March 2012 Section 203 of the Criminal Procedure Act provides that the name, identifying particulars, addres...

  2. Turuki! Turuki! Moving Together [pdf, 2.9 MB]

    ...reflect systematic discrimination both within justice and the wider community. We also heard from other ethnic groups of a system that harboured deep bias. The system fails to meet diverse needs Many people from Māori, Pacific, refugee and migrant, disabled and LGBTQI+ communities told us that the justice system did not meet their needs. Migrant and refugee communities of colour have expressed their experience of cultural blindness and lack of cultural competency within the system. For ma...

  3. BORA-Advice-Pae-Ora-Healthy-Futures-3-Day-Postnatal-Stay-Amendment-Bill-PUBLISHED.pdf [pdf, 250 KB]

    ...read broadly to include those individuals who are able to give birth, but who may not identify or be identified as women (for example those who are intersex or transgender). 3 Hansen v R [2007] NZSC 7, [2007] 3 NZLR 1. 4 Right 6, Health and Disability Commissioner (Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights) Regulations 1996. Conclusion 10. We have concluded that the Bill appears to be consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the Bill of Right...

  4. MOJ0608-Making-parenting-arrangements-Large-Print.pdf [pdf, 173 KB]

    ...services that help whānau (family and friends) across Aotearoa New Zealand. These services range from housing to counselling. • Freephone 0800 211 211 • Visit familyservices.govt.nz/directory/ mailto:kaiarahi@justice.govt.nz 6 CCS Disability Action They provide information and support to people with disabilities and their whānau (family and friends) • Freephone 0800 227 200 • Email info@ccsDisabilityAction.org.nz Counselling For professional support f...

  5. MOJ0610-Responding-to-a-Notice-of-Application-Large-Print.pdf [pdf, 232 KB]

    ...Directory They have a list of support services that help whānau (family and friends) across Aotearoa New Zealand. These services range from housing to counselling. • Freephone 0800 211 211 • Visit familyservices.govt.nz/directory/ CCS Disability Action They provide information and support to people with disabilities and their whānau (family and friends) • Freephone 0800 227 200 • Email info@ccsDisabilityAction.org.nz mailto:kaiarahi@justice.govt.nz...

  6. International Human Rights Law and Declarations

    ...of the Universal Declaration, a large number of international human rights instruments have been developed, both within and outside the United Nations. Many of these treaties address matters of concern to particular groups such as women, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities and children. New Zealand is a party to these core international human rights instruments of the United Nations: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) International Covenant on Economic,...

  7. What to expect during an inquiry

    ...about non-publication orders Back to top Putting an inquiry on hold Sometimes the coroner adjourns the inquiry (puts it on hold) until other investigations are finished, such as a police prosecution or an investigation by Worksafe or the Health and Disability Commissioner. Back to top Coroners can hold a hearing in court or ‘on the papers’ A hearing happens towards the end of an inquiry. This is when the coroner decides on the facts of the death. At a hearing ‘on the papers’, the coron...

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  8. Your responsibilities

    On this page: Your responsibilities Who can complete an MCCD If the person who died is not your patient If you are unavailable when your patient dies Your responsibilities When a person dies, a doctor or nurse practitioner who has been involved with the person’s care, must: complete a medical certificate cause of death (MCCD) if the death is due to natural causes like illness or age-related decline or report the death to the coroner if it appears to be unnatural, suspicious, du

  9. BORA Citizenship Amendment Bill [pdf, 344 KB]

    ...19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act affirms that everyone has the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds of discrimination in the Human Rights Act 1993. The grounds of discrimination under that Act include (among others) family status, sex, disability, nationality and age. • Drawing on the New Zealand case law on discrimination, we consider that the key questions in assessing whether there is a limit on the right to freedom from discrimination are: [2] (a) does the legi...

  10. BORA Social Security Amendment Bill [pdf, 272 KB]

    ...is aged under 6); • introducing an activity requirement (education, training or employment) instead of the work test for young people in receipt of an independent youth benefit; • providing that some people with ill health or a significant disability be exempt from any work, planning or activity requirement; • aligning and updating provisions relating to: o the application process: o residence criteria: o the maximum stand down period (reducing the stand-down period to two...