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1. [2021] NZEnvC 113 Minister of Conservation v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...with declining richness at some 16 monitoring and possible likely improvements at six sites; (e) E. coli concentrations demonstrated D-band standards with studies indicating this may result from ruminant contamination, wildfowl, plant decay and human contamination. Ivlicrobial source tracking shows ruminant contamination contributes around 66%, wildfowl 24%, plant decay 7%, 2% undetermined and 1 % human contamination; and (f) That around half the sites are D-band status based on d...

2. ORC - Felicity Boyd - Evidence in Reply - 11 March 2022 [pdf, 234 KB]

   ...bodies, ecosystem services, and biodiversity • Any adverse effect on water quality, including cumulative effects, and consideration of the trends in the quality of the receiving water body. • Any adverse effect on any natural or human use value, and on use of the coastal marine area for contact recreation and seafood gathering. 20 “Water body” is defined in the RMA as “fresh water or geothermal water in a river, lake, stream, pond, wetland, or aquifer, or a...

3. Williams v Attorney-General [2024] NZHRRT 1 [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...that the Department of Corrections (Corrections) did not respond properly to her request for personal information and so interfered with her privacy. 1 [This decision is to be cited as Williams v Attorney-General [2024] NZHRRT 1.] IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2024] NZHRRT 1 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA 2 [2] The events which formed the background to Ms Williams’ allegations of breaches of her privacy took place while she was in Auckland Region Women’s Correct...

4. 2025 NZSSAA 01 [pdf, 338 KB]

   ...Burials and Cremation Act 1964 inform how the term “reasonable funeral expenses” should be understood and interpreted. 43. As noted for Ms XXXX, the difficulty with this proposition is that, despite legislation concerning the disposal of human bodies, the applicable legislative provisions do not refer to disposal of a body, the 9 Burial and Cremation Act, or mandate restrictions based on cultural, social, religious, or other practices chosen by the family. 44. O...

5. [2006] NZEmpC WC 18/06 Progressive Meats Ltd v Meat and related Trades Workers Union [pdf, 48 KB]

   ...Court. Counsel submitted that an inspector’s determination would be reviewable if, for example, the inspector had failed to carry out initial consultation or took into account irrelevant matters. [20] Mr Cleary sought to persuade us that the Human Rights Act 1993 provides an analogous example of such a process having been intended by Parliament. Counsel submitted that the Employment Relations Authority does not have the power to review a Human Rights Commission decision or other...

6. [2015] NZEmpC 169 Tertiary Education Union v Vice-Chancellor University of Auckland [pdf, 123 KB]

   ...(the TEU) in the Employment Relations Authority (the Authority). 2 [2] Clause 2 of the agreement sets out provisions relating to the review of a number of policies, including (for present purposes) the Academic Grades - Standards and Criteria Human Resources Policy dated June 2007 (the AGSC policy). The AGSC policy deals with appointments to and advancement within and between academic grades. 1 Academic Staff Collective Emp...

7. O’Hagan v New Zealand Police (Discovery) [2017] NZHRRT 51 [pdf, 297 KB]

   1 ` IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2017] NZHRRT 51 Reference No. HRRT 018/2016 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN DAVID ANDREW O’HAGAN PLAINTIFF AND NEW ZEALAND POLICE DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Ms MA Roche, Co-Chairperson Ms DL Hart, Member Hon KL Shirley, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr DA O’Hagan in person Ms V McCall for defendant DATE OF HEARING: Heard on the papers DATE OF DECISION: 28 Novem...

8. [2017] NZEnvC 170 Auckland Council v Frogley [pdf, 359 KB]

   ...contravene a number of rules in the Auckland Unitary Plan: Operative in Part (AUPOP), as described in greater detail below, and that these contraventions 5 cause or are likely to cause adverse effects on the environment, including risks to human health and risks to the environment. [8] The orders are sought on an urgent basis without notice to maintain the status quo in circumstances where the Council considers there are good grounds to believe that more unconsented dwellings ar...

9. Departmental Disclosure Statement: Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal Bill [pdf, 313 KB]

   ...February 2018. Impact Summary: Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal – detailed design, prepared by the Ministry of Justice on 14 July 2018. These will be published at: https://www.justice.govt.nz/justice-sector-policy/constitutional-issues-and-human- rights/regulatory-impact-statements; and http://www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/informationreleases/ris 2.3.1. If so, did the RIA Team in the Treasury provide an independent opinion on the quality of any of these regulator...

10. Tucker v Real Estate Agents Authority (Application for Closed Hearing) [2019] NZHRRT 49 [PDF, 287 KB]

    ...s 41 of the Act it extended the time limit prescribed by s 40. 1 [This decision is to be cited as Tucker v Real Estate Agents Authority (Application for Closed Hearing) [2019] NZHRRT 49] IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2019] NZHRRT 49 2 [2] The claim will be heard at Auckland on Monday 4 November 2017. Two days have been set aside. The disputed facts being within a small compass only two witnesses are to give evidence, being...