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1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2015] NZHRRT 12 Reference No. HRRT 048/2011 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN ERNEST FINDLAY HEADS PLAINTIFF AND ATTORNEY-GENERAL DEFENDANT AT DUNEDIN BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Ms WV Gilchrist, Member Ms ST Scott, Member REPRESENTATION: Dr F McCrimmon for plaintiff Mr IC Carter and Ms AL Graham for defendant DATE OF HEARING: 19, 20 and 21 February 2013; 23 and 24 Ap...
...unjustified dismissal. Particulars are only sought in relation to the breach of contract. Materially, the plaintiff pleads that: • He had raised concerns about workplace health. • There were internal deficiencies in the administration of human resources. He was entitled to but did not receive clinical support or accurate and timely information about key risks and problems including about another psychiatrist, Dr Fisher. • The defendant failed to respond to serious underst...
1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2015] NZHRRT 36 Reference No. HRRT 012/2013 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN GORDON HENRY HOLMES PLAINTIFF AND HOUSING NEW ZEALAND CORPORATION DEFENDANT AT DUNEDIN BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Ms WV Gilchrist, Member Ms ST Scott, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr GH Holmes in person Ms CP Paterson for defendant DATE OF HEARING: 12 and 13 November 2014 DATE OF D...
...confirmed that the Suttons should go ahead with the termination of his employment and “fill out the paperwork.” [8] The Suttons did not immediately “fill in the paperwork” as Mr Knapp had requested. Rather Mrs Sutton asked the company’s human resources adviser to speak to Mr Knapp. Mr Knapp advised the human resources adviser that he required a minimum of 25 hours of work each week and that he would not sign anything unless that was guaranteed. [9] The Suttons agree...
1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2018] NZHRRT 25 Reference No. HRRT 025/2016 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN YAN GUO PLAINTIFF AND STEPHEN JAMES CULPAN DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Ms MA Roche, Co-Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Mr RK Musuku, Member REPRESENTATION: Ms Yan Guo in person Ms HC Stuart for defendant DATE OF HEARING: 14 May 2018 DATE OF DECISION: 19 June 2018 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL...
...ISSUES OF INCONSISTENCY WITH THE BILL OF RIGHTS ACT Section 19(1): Freedom from Discrimination Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act affirms that everyone has the right to freedom from discrimination on the prohibited grounds in s 21 of the Human Rights Act 1993. Drawing on New Zealand case law on discrimination, we consider that the key questions in assessing whether there is a limit on the right to freedom from discrimination are:[1] • does the legislation draw a distinction b...
...for defendant DATE OF HEARING: Heard on the papers DATE OF DECISION: 27 July 2022 (REDACTED) DECISION OF TRIBUNAL1 1 [This decision is to be cited as Director of Proceedings v Ramsden [2022] NZHRRT 25. Note publication restrictions.] IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2022] NZHRRT 25 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA 2 [1] These proceedings under the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 were filed on 3 May 2022. [2] Prior to the filing of the proceedings the parties r...
...2016.8 [11] In his decision on the 2019 review, the reviewer Mr Paul Munro said:9 Mrs Goh sought to review ACC’s decision of 22 November 2005. ACC accepted the late lodgement of the application. Mrs Goh sought to argue that the decision of the [Human Rights Review Tribunal] in the matter of Hennessy v Attorney-General10 made the actions of ACC wrong. As noted in ACC’s submissions that decision was not applicable to Mrs Goh’s situation, and I agree with ACC’s submission. A...
...unlawful and fraudulent. Deduction of their UK pension is also considered to amount to discrimination of immigrants in New Zealand, an infringement of personal property rights, and a contravention of various international instruments and the Human Rights Act 1993 and the Bill of Rights Act 1990, which provide protection from discrimination when accessing social services from Government Agencies. The reasons for these views are as follows: (a) XXXX and YYYY consider that the Mini...
Reference No. HRRT 023/2018 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN AN LI TAO PLAINTIFF AND BODY CORPORATE 198693 FIRST DEFENDANT AND STRATA TITLE ADMINISTRATION LTD SECOND DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Ms GJ Goodwin, Deputy Chairperson Ms B Klippel, Member Dr M Koloamatangi, Member REPRESENTATION: Ms AL Tao in person Mr E St John and Mr S Maloney for defendants DATE OF HEARING: DATE OF DECISION: 31 August and 1 September 2023 16 November 2023 DECISION...