Search Results

1. [2018] NZSSAA 44 (14 September 2018) [pdf, 261 KB]

   ...cost of transporting XXXX to and from the daytime care provided by the Ministry of Health but WINZ would not consider paying such costs. [43] However, shortly before the first hearing, the appellant discovered from other parents of severely disabled children that XXXX was eligible for Very High Needs funding of $15,642 per annum. XXXX received this funding through the Ministry of Education when he was at school but his parents were not advised that the Ministry of Social Devel...

2. [2021] NZACC 118 - Baker v ACC (3 August 2021) [pdf, 313 KB]

   ...advised that exacerbation of his shoulder pain had created difficulties in meeting all his functional goals. [29] Mr Mistry reported again on 27 March 2017 confirming that the appellant’s neck surgery was successful. However, his predominant disability now was his right shoulder. Mr Mistry suggested a further subacromial cortisone injection and a review with an upper limb surgeon. [30] Dr Gemmell, Branch Medical Advisor, subsequently reviewed the relevant ACC clinical reco...

3. NZCVS Cycle3 A5 June 2021 v1.0 [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...with the overall population, Māori tend to be younger and to live in areas with higher deprivation. ą If Māori had the same age and deprivation profile as the overall population, we would expect 32% to have been victims of crime ą Adults with disability were victims of crime at a similar rate to the population average (31% compared with 30%). After accounting for the older age distribution of adults with disability, they were significantly more likely to experience crime. Note: Al...

4. OIA-119293.pdf [pdf, 2.9 MB]

   ...that it would fall under the role of the Treasury to ask Public Trust to create efficiencies or to identify whether their costs reflect an appropriate level for that service. Whaikaha raised the disproportionate impact of the threshold increases on disabled people 6. Whaikaha, the Ministry of Disabled People, is concerned that raising the thresholds will disproportionately impact disabled people. This concern arises because, where Property Administrators are appointed instead of Property Man...

5. OIA Adoption Law Reform [pdf, 17 MB]

   ...charlotte.anderson-james@justice.govt.nz RE LE AS ED U ND ER T HE O FF IC IA L IN FO RM AT IO N AC T 19 82 1 Stewart, Ellen From: Stephen-Smith, Naomi Sent: Monday, 25 March 2024 3:36 pm To: Stewart, Ellen Subject: RE: Review: Disability Action Plan updates Hi Ellen, Given this is for July-December 2023, and we were s ll on track at that point, can you please adjust to “on track”, and reflect that we were working towards a briefing at that point? So it may...

6. Review-of-the-Courts-Remote-Participation-Act-2010.pdf [pdf, 345 KB]

   ...and reliable, there may be potential to improve how people participate in the justice system. Māori and Pacific peoples are disproportionately represented, as both defendants and victims, in the criminal justice system and in the prison population. Disabled people are more likely to be victims of crime and there are also high rates of disabled people with certain impairments in prison. 35 Increased use of remote participation and investment in remote technology across the justice sect...

7. NZCVS-Cycle-5-Reporting-to-the-Police.xlsx [xlsx, 181 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...

8. NZCVS-Cycle-5-Reporting-to-the-Police-v2 [xlsx, 180 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, 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, seeing, hea...

9. OIA-118936.pdf [pdf, 3.3 MB]

   ...abuse, as neglect and abuse were normal experiences for them8. Other survivors in faith-based schools were so traumatised by abuse that they were effectively denied an education.9 Survivors who did not receive an education or those with a learning disability struggle to navigate any of the current avenues for redress. 6 This includes claims being processed in alternative dispute resolution processes as well as claims that have been filed in court. 7 Briefing paper provided to Royal...

10. 2017 NZSSAA 053 (4 October 2017) [pdf, 185 KB]

    ...age and over. The appellant particularly referred to the following: When clients aged 65 years and over do not qualify for New Zealand Superannuation there are usually a range of reasons that they are unable to earn a sufficient living, such as disability, language or skill barriers as well as their age. Determining the Analogous Benefit Before granting emergency benefit for a client 65 years of age or over who is not residentially qualified for New Zealand Superannuation you need to...