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1. [2015] NZSSAA 84 (13 November 2015) [pdf, 151 KB]

   ...to establish and recover overpayments of benefit paid in respect of the period 28 September 2003 to 11 May 2008 as follows: Domestic Purposes Benefit (DPB) 28/9/03 to 11/5/08 $50,290.43 Accommodation Supplement 28/9/03 to 11/5/08 $10,441.14 Disability Allowance 28/9/03 to 01/2/04 $680.39 Special Benefit 23/8/04 to 11/5/08 $11,019.00 Special Needs Grants $ 1,359.00 Total $73,789.96 These debts have been established primarily on the basis that the appellant was living in a relat...

2. Appendices report: Qualitative study on behalf of the Independent Panel examining the 2014 family justice system reforms [pdf, 582 KB]

   ...and that was voluntary, apart from smacking my child when they were three years old there was no physical violence but yet that was implicated. So, the hearings we went to, the judge said there is no evidence of this let’s move forward’. (Disabled parent) The judge caught my ex out because they lied …. and the judge was not amused by that. So that was quite good in a way. So, the judge wasn’t asleep whereas half the people in the court seemed to be half asleep. (Europea...

3. [2020] NZEmpC 225 Davis v Idea Services Ltd [pdf, 368 KB]

   ...the employer’s operations the hazards in the workplace may include challenging behaviour of service users. [5] It is pleaded for Ms Davis that ISL acted unjustifiably and/or breached these terms by: a) failing to have the service user’s disability treatment and care reassessed prior to November 2016, as requested by Ms Davis; 1 Davis v Idea Services Ltd [2019] NZERA 610 (Member Loftus). 2 The term of the IEA placed before the Court was from 21 October 2014 to 20 October...

4. NZCVS 2023 Cycle 6 Perceptions of safety [xlsx, 99 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 onwards 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, see...

5. Proactive-Release-Prisoner-Voting_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...Act would remain so (officials preferred option). Persons committed to a hospital or secure facility upon conviction 27. In some cases, a person who has committed a crime may not be in prison on mental health grounds or due to an intellectual disability. This situation may occur if a person has been found unfit to stand trial, acquitted on the legal grounds of insanity, committed to a hospital or secure facility upon conviction, or is in prison and requires compulsory care or treat...

6. Addressing-Stalking-in-NZ_Final-pack.pdf [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...team has been consulted and confirms that the CIPA requirements do not apply to this proposal, as the threshold for significance is not met. Population Implications 35 Women are disproportionately affected by stalking, particularly young women, disabled women and LGBTQI+ women, with migrants and ethnic minorities experiencing unique forms of stalking.4 The use of children as a means to stalk is a common occurrence particularly for stalking resulting in familial homicide.5 4 Thor...

7. ENVC Hearing 27Jul15 AC suppl evidence Nicole Bremner [pdf, 180 KB]

   ...proposal (i.e. as to the adequacy and convenience of parking and loading for the marina) should be dealt with under the ARP:C and PAUP provisions, but still with reference to the District Plan provisions for guidance (e.g. as to the requirements for disabled parking). 18. As noted below, I have identified one rule in Part 10c, Rule 10c.5.6.3, in respect of which land use consent may be required (subject to further clarification from the Applicant). 19. On this basis, my...

8. Guidelines: Family Court counsellors [pdf, 302 KB]

   ...counsellor or the service will be made in writing to: 16 a) the relevant Counselling Organisation if the service is being delivered by a Counselling Organisation; or b) to their professional body, the Psychologists Board, or the Health and Disability Commissioner if the service has been provided by a Family Court list counsellor. 14.2. The relevant Counselling Organisation, relevant professional body, Psychologists Board, and the Health and Disability Commissioner will ha...

9. BORA Crimes (Reasonable Parental Control and Correction) Amendment Bill [pdf, 140 KB]

   ...The inclusion of individuals ‘acting in the place of a parent’ captures legal guardians appointed by the state or any individual acting in loco parentis on behalf of the state. For instance, employees of facilities that care for children with disabilities or individuals looking after children placed in the care of the State would fall within the plain meaning of a ‘person acting in place of a parent’. 21. In addition, the Bill amends the Education Act to permit corporal punis...

10. Gwizo v Attorney-General (Strike-Out Application) [2021] NZHRRT 20 [pdf, 170 KB]

    ...occupational personality questionnaire by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) to assess applicants for the role of immigration officer is discriminatory on the prohibited grounds of race, colour, ethnicity or national origin and disability in breach of the Human Rights Act 1993 (HRA). The Attorney-General (on behalf of MBIE) applied to strike out 1 [This decision is to be cited as Gwizo v Attorney-General (Strike-Out Application) [2021] NZHRRT 20.] IN THE HUMAN...