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1. 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...

2. McNicholl v CAC 416 & O'Loughlin [2019] NZREADT 19 (13 May 2019) [pdf, 205 KB]

   ...accurately identify the allocated car parking spaces when the property was shown to buyers; [b] did not disclose that the car parking spaces did not comply with the relevant standards for off-street car parking; [c] had promised two buyers a disabled car parking facility which was not then provided; [d] (notwithstanding that the apartments were advertised as having “smart wiring”), did not disclose that the complex’s internet and telephone cabling was incompatible with the...

3. Legal Aid Statement of Financial Position form [pdf, 489 KB]

   ...listed below? No Go to question 9 IMPORTANT INFORMATION ‘Extra help’ payments from Work and Income are not counted as income for working out legal aid eligibility, eg: • Accommodation Supplement • Emergency Benefit • Disability Allowance • Special Benefit • Child Disability Allowance and other special assistance payments Yes Tick one or more below For how many months in the last year? Tick if you are still getting this payment...

4. People found unfit to stand trial or not guilty by insanity June 2018 [xlsx, 77 KB]

   Contents People found unfit to stand trial or not guilty by reason of insanity A person can be found unfit to stand trial because of a current mental impairment (such as intellectual disability, or mental disorder or mental illness such as dementia). Whereas, a person can be found not guilty by reason of insanity based on their mental state at the time of the offence. Contents: Table 1: Number of charges where people were found unfit to stand trial, by offence type, 2008/2009 - 201...

5. Evaluation of Victim Support Services [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...of respondent were more likely than average to experience an impactful problem in the past two years: ▪ Single parents (63%) ▪ Those who have moved home two or more times in the past year (53%) ▪ People with a long-term health problem or disability (51%) ▪ People who are in receipt of benefits (50%) ▪ Māori respondents (49%) ▪ Pacific respondents (46%) ▪ Renters (41% compared with 31% of those who own their own home) ▪ Those aged 45-54 (43%) ▪ People with...

6. Practice note: Family Court caseflow management [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ................................................................................................. 18 10 HAGUE CONVENTION AS TO THE CIVIL ASPECTS OF INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION (PART 2, SUBPART 4 OF THE CARE OF CHILDREN ACT 2004)............................................................ 20 11 INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (COMPULSORY CARE AND REHABILITATION) ACT 2003 ................... 22 12 MENTAL HEALTH (COMPULSORY ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT) ACT 1992: SECTION 16 REVIEWS ....................

7. 19 June 2020 Updated FC Caseflow Management Practice Note [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ................................................................................................. 18 10 HAGUE CONVENTION AS TO THE CIVIL ASPECTS OF INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION (PART 2, SUBPART 4 OF THE CARE OF CHILDREN ACT 2004)............................................................ 20 11 INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (COMPULSORY CARE AND REHABILITATION) ACT 2003 ................... 22 12 MENTAL HEALTH (COMPULSORY ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT) ACT 1992: SECTION 16 REVIEWS ....................

8. Adoption in Aotearoa New Zealand: Summary document - Large print [pdf, 422 KB]

   ...consistently ill-treated the child, or 30 2. the Court decides the parent or guardian is unfit to look after the child because of a physical or mental incapacity. Any physical or mental incapacity must also be likely to continue indefinitely. Disability rights advocates have criticised the second category as it can discriminate against people with disabilities and creates a presumption around the quality of parenting by people with disabilities. We want to hear your views...

9. NZCVS Cycle 3 (2020) Section 9 Perceptions of safety [xlsx, 120 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, adults with disability 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...

10. NZCVS-Cycle-5-Impact-of-COVID-Perceptions-of-safety.xlsx [xlsx, 121 KB]

    ...represents the areas with the least deprived scores, and 10 (or 5) represents the areas with the most deprived scores. The analysis is based on the latest NZDep data available at the time - Cycles 1, 2 and 3 use NZDep2013 and Cycle 4 uses NZDep2018. Disability In the report, adults with disability 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, seei...