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1. Green v EIT [2020] NZHRRT 24 [pdf, 985 KB]

   ...plaintiff, Mrs S Green, is a registered nurse. The second plaintiff (Jeremy) is her son who, at the time of the events in question, was some 19 years of age. He has been diagnosed as having Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as well as an intellectual disability in the moderate range. He has also developed a co-morbid anxiety disorder. [2] In 2012 and 2013 Jeremy was a student in the Work and Life Skills Programme at the Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT). In 2014 he was an enrolled...

2. [2018] NZSSAA 018 (20 April 2018) [pdf, 502 KB]

   ...$1,432.80 from 30 March 2015 and was still being paid in 2016. [6.11] Funded Family Care (FFC) payments are made to people with high or very high needs, to employ family members living with them to provide support for needs arising from their disability. The payments are made every two weeks, paid to the account of the person in need of support, and that person in turn pays the carer for services provided in the course of their employment. 6 [6.12] According to the gen...

3. Making Aotearoa Safer and more Inclusive Summary of engagement [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...recommendations to improve social cohesion. Social cohesion is about enabling everyone to belong, participate and have confidence in public institutions. We completed 30 hui throughout Aotearoa, including hui with Māori, Pasifika and ethnic communities, disability, rainbow and faith-based communities. Experiences and expressions on social cohesion Māori and other communities strongly believe Te Tiriti o Waitangi provides the foundation for a safe and inclusive Aotearoa. Commu...

4. MFAT report Human Rights in NZ 2010 [pdf, 4.7 MB]

   ...Whai Whare Rawaka 15. Right to Social Security 220 Tika ki te Hapori Haumaru SECTION FOUR – RIGHTS OF SPECIFIC GROUPS WäHANGA TUAWHä – TIkANGA UEPü 16. Rights of Children and Young People 238 Tikanga Tamariki me te Taiohi 17. Rights of Disabled People 258 Tikanga o te hunga hauä 18. Rights of Women 280 Tikanga o te Ira Wahine 19. Rights of Sexual and Gender Minorities 304 Tikanga Taera me te Tangata Taitini 20. Rights of Migrants 324 Tikanga o ngä Tängata Kaiheke 2...

5. [2016] NZSSAA 087 (6 September 2016) [pdf, 147 KB]

   ...for the Chief Executive of the Ministry of Social Development DECISION Introduction [1] The appellant’s appeal relates to the following matters: (i) The date of commencement of Invalid’s Benefit. (ii) Clarification of the payment of Disability Allowance to an organisation called Earthlink. (iii) Compensation for underpayment of benefit in the period 2001 – 2003. [2] A request to reimburse the appellant’s father for treatment costs of $815 paid to the Phobic Trus...

6. [2015] NZEmpC 24 Lowe v Director-General of Health, Ministry of Health & Ors [pdf, 194 KB]

   ...Support Guidelines, which carers could request, elaborated on these arrangements. The following points should be recorded: a) Carer Support is described as a service provided to allow for the essential relief of a full-time unpaid carer of a disabled person. The service offers the carer a break by contributing to the cost of an alternative carer to support the disabled person for a specified number of days based on assessed need. b) Carer Support services are to be delivered i...

7. BORA Eden Park Trust Amendment Bill [pdf, 253 KB]

   ...has the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds of discrimination in the Human Rights Act 1993.’ 6. Section 21 of the Human Rights Act 1993 specifies the prohibited grounds of discrimination. These grounds include, inter alia, ‘disability’ which includes: • physical disability or impairment • physical illness • psychiatric illness • intellectual or psychological disability or impairment • any other loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological...

8. Hauora-Chapt10W.pdf [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...chapter. The earlier chapters of Hauora identify multiple Treaty breaches in the Crown’s legislation for, and administration, funding, and monitoring of, the primary health care system since 2000, when the watershed New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act was introduced. Crucially, we found that the primary health care framework has failed to recognise and properly provide for tino rangatiratanga and mana motuhake of hauora Māori. This failure has manifestly contributed to the in...

9. [2018] NZSSAA 19 (7 May 2018) [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...(the appellant) and with the consent of the Chief Executive, this appeal is determined on the basis of the parties’ written submissions. Background [2] The appellant receives a Supported Living Payment, an Accommodation Supplement and Disability Allowance (DA). She appeals the decision, upheld by a Benefits Review Committee (BRC), to reduce her DA from $61.69 to $45.75 per week and to stop her Temporary Additional Support (TAS) from 10 April 2017. [3] On 20 March 20...

10. Director of Proceedings v Radius Residential Care Ltd [2022] NZHRRT 29 [pdf, 615 KB]

    ...ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF NAME OR IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS OF THE AGGRIEVED PERSON (2) ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OR OF THE TRIBUNAL Reference No. HRRT 028/2022 UNDER THE HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND RADIUS RESIDENTIAL CARE LIMITED DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Ms GJ Goodwin, Deputy Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Ms S Stewart, Member...