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1. MLC - 2011 August - Māori freehold land registration project [pdf, 313 KB]

   ...Deputy Chief Judge C L Fox be satisfied that the work completed has been of assistance to the majority of owners. As a result of the project, registration of 97% of the 27,411 Māori land titles was completed. It has required hundreds of hours of human resource time, with a large percentage of that time derived from the Maori Land Court judges. It is they who had to sign the 80,970 orders and the hundreds of computed and complied plans that were transmitted to LINZ pursuant to the pr...

2. Gibbons v Armour Guard [2018] NZHRRT 10 [pdf, 247 KB]

   IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2018] NZHRRT 10 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN PHILLIP GIBBONS PLAINTIFF AND ARMOUR GUARD FIRST DEFENDANT AND LISA THURGOOD SECOND DEFENDANT (REMOVED) AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Martha Roche, Co-Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Mr BK Neeson JP, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr P Gibbons representing himself Mr I Anderson (General Manager) Mr S Morgan (National Risk Manager) and...

3. BORA Trade (Safeguard Measures) Bill [pdf, 212 KB]

   ...a review. POSSIBLE INCONSISTENCIES WITH THE BILL OF RIGHTS ACT Freedom from Discrimination 5. Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act affirms that everyone has the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds set out section 21 of the Human Rights Act 1993, which includes ethnic or national origins. 6. Clause 18(4) empowers the Minister to exempt imports from certain countries from a safeguard measure. The purpose of this provision is to ensure that New Zealand can comply w...

4. Enforcement of compliance notice - reply (s130) [pdf, 206 KB]

   ..._______________________________________________________________________ Preferred contact option for this reply. Please choose one and give the details. Email Postal address Email address __________________________________________________________________________ THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL Enforcement of compliance notice - Reply When to use this form Use this form if you are named by the Privacy Commissioner as a defendant in proceedings for the enforcement of a complianc...

5. CCRC Establishment Advisory Group biographies [pdf, 191 KB]

   ...began his career as a police officer in South Auckland at the age of 22. His experiences working on the front lines pushed him towards the more inquiring, investigative side of policing. Mr McKinnel has a particular interest in criminal justice, human rights and environmental investigations. After leaving the police force he did contract investigative work in London for three years and in 2008 set up a North Island branch of Zavest, a private investigation company. Mr McKinnel hol...

6. Felicity Boyd - Revised Policy Drafting dated 9 November 2021 - PDF version [pdf, 141 KB]

   ...of the applicant. 7.D.5 When considering any discharge under section 12.C, including the duration of any consent, have regard to: (a) The effects, including cumulative effects, of the discharge on water quality, ecosystem health and natural and human use values, including Kāi Tahu cultural and spiritual beliefs, values and uses; and (b) The physical characteristics and any particular sensitivity of the land and the sensitivity of the any receiving water; and (c) The quality and per...

7. OIA-105436.pdf [pdf, 336 KB]

   ...(indecency between males) Crimes Act 1961 section 142 (sodomy) Crimes Act 1961 section 146 (keeping place of resort for homosexual acts) Crimes Act 1961 section 153 (unnatural offence) Crimes Act 1908 but only for offences committed with any other male human being section 154 (attempt to commit unnatural offence) Crimes Act 1908 but only for offences attempted to be committed with or against any other male human being In response to this part of your request, please refer to the attac...

8. 20241107-Treaty-Principles-Bill.pdf [pdf, 291 KB]

   ...intention2 but in the absence of any contrary indication it may have to conclude that Parliament must have intended an inconsistency. 13. This Bill expressly upholds the guarantee of equality before the law and “the equal enjoyment of the same fundamental human rights.” Those fundamental human rights must include the rights guaranteed by the NZBORA and that includes ss 19 and 20. 14. Due to the shortened time for consideration, we have not attempted to examine every existing statutory pro...

9. Working group

   ...a number of areas of law including civil litigation before moving into academia. I studied for a Masters of Law at Harvard Law School and my PhD at the University of Otago. My academic work has combined my early legal interest and work experience in human rights law with my later work in civil litigation. My research is focused on developing systems and supports for everyone to be able to access our civil justice system. There are many people and organisations working hard to improve access to...

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10. Adoption Law Reform

    ...needs of our society or reflects modern adoption best practice. The aim of the reform is to create a new system that protects the rights, best interests and welfare of children, upholds our Tiriti o Waitangi obligations, and upholds our international human rights obligations. We want to put tamariki, our children, at the heart of our adoption laws. The Ministry of Justice sought the views of the public and those affected by adoption through two rounds of engagement in 2021 and 2022, to guide th...

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