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1. 2017 NZSSAA 009 (31 March 2017) [pdf, 141 KB]

   ...that the only issue for this Authority to determine was whether the $180 should be a recoverable grant. [6] At the hearing Mr Ellis filed a document which he referred to as a report. In this report Mr Ellis referred to a delay in commencing the Disability Allowance and Temporary Additional Support and an application for review of these decisions. Mr Ellis said that there is no evidence that this review has ever been heard. As the Authority has jurisdiction only to consider matter...

2. Council v HL [2020] NZDT1493 (27 February 2020) [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...incapacity as a result of a mental disorder that needs to be shown to absolve a person from responsibility for their actions. However, relevant English and Australian cases have held that the person must be completely incapacitated as a result of the disability to be absolved from liability: for example, Dunnage v Randall [2015] EWCA Civ 673 (English Court of Appeal); Carrier v Bonham [2001] QCA 234 (Queensland Court of Appeal). On this view there is no modification of the ordinary objecti...

3. Communication assistance application form [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...witness☐ Defendant ☐ Interpreter required Brief description of charge(s)/case (do not include substantive information about the case): Reason for application Select as many that apply Child aged 12 years and under ☐ Learning/ Intellectual disability ☐ Autism (includes Asperger’s syndrome) ☐ Brain injury/ neurological impairment (for example stroke) ☐ Dyslexia ☐ Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder ☐ Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ☐ Mental distr...

4. Making parenting arrangements Info Booklet MOJ0608 [pdf, 602 KB]

   ...Services 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). Contact: • Freephone 0800 227 200 • Email info@ccsDisabilityAction.org.nz The Ministry for Ethnic Communitie...

5. MOJ0510_Work-out-parenting-arrangements_Mar23.pdf [pdf, 430 KB]

   ...Services 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). Contact: • Freephone 0800 227 200 • Email info@ccsDisabilityAction.org.nz The Ministry for Ethnic Communitie...

6. MOJ0510-Going-through-the-Family-Court-to-work-out-parenting-arrangements-Large-Print.pdf [pdf, 208 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 Counselling For professional support f...

7. Evidence Brief Independent Bodies and Complaints Mechanisms [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...as the result of an illegal act. If this person is a child or young person, victim status extends to parents or legal guardians. Immediate family members can also be considered victims in cases where a family member has been killed or permanently disabled. In Aotearoa New Zealand, around a third (30%) of adults experience some form of criminal victimisation in a year (Ministry of Justice, 2020). The impact of crime victimisation can be wide- ranging, and variable. Some individuals are...

8. Proactive release – Government response to the Law Commission Report: “The Second Review of the Evidence Act 2006” [pdf, 2.5 MB]

   ...Business Unit; Te Arawhiti; Te Puni Kōkiri; the Ministries of/for Social Development, Health, Pacific Peoples, Women, and Business, Innovation and Employment; Oranga Tamariki; Department of Corrections, Accident Compensation Corporation; Office for Disability Issues, Department for Prime Minister and Cabinet; and the Treasury. 47. These agencies will also be consulted as appropriate during development of the Evidence Amendment Bill and changes to the Evidence Regulations 2007. 48. Th...

9. Cycle-5-About-the-NZCVS-reports-v1.0-FINAL.pdf [pdf, 476 KB]

   ...Deprivation index The New Zealand Index of Deprivation 2018 (NZDep2018) 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 this 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, s...

10. Proactive release – The New Zealand Bill of Rights (Declarations of Inconsistency) Amendment Bill [pdf, 2 MB]

    ...Gender Implications 31. There are no specific gender implications arising out of this paper. However, freedom from discrimination on the basis of sex is a right affirmed in the Bill of Rights Act to which declarations of inconsistency would apply. Disability Perspective 32. There are no specific disability implications arising out of this paper. However, freedom from discrimination on the basis of disability is a right affirmed in the Bill of Rights Act to which declarations of inconsistency...