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1. HRRT Guide to filing a reply [pdf, 462 KB]

   A Guide to Filing a Reply What is the Human Rights Review Tribunal? The Human Rights Review Tribunal is a statutory body established to deal with certain cases that are brought under the following Acts: • The Human Rights Act 1993 • The Privacy Act 1993 and Privacy Act 2020 • The Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 The Tribunal is composed of a Chairperson and a panel of up to 20 members, all appointed by the Governor General on the recommendation of the Minister of Just...

2. Secretary for Justice leads New Zealand delegation to UN Committee Against Torture Examination

   Secretary for Justice Andrew Kibblewhite is leading a delegation to the United Nations Committee Against Torture in Geneva, Switzerland.The Committee will examine Aotearoa New Zealand’s latest report under the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, starting tomorrow, 18 July from 8pm (NZT).The Convention requires countries to take effective measures to prevent torture and ill-treatment, to adequately address it when it happens, and to report p...

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3. Peters v Wellington Combined Shuttles (Application by Defendant that Jurisdiction be Declined) [2013] NZHRRT 21 [pdf, 69 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2013] NZHRRT 21 Reference No. HRRT 017/2012 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BY THE DEFENDANT THAT THE TRIBUNAL DECLINE JURISDICTION BETWEEN PRESLEY JOHN PETERS PLAINTIFF AND WELLINGTON COMBINED SHUTTLES LIMITED FIRST DEFENDANT AND WELLINGTON COMBINED TAXIS LIMITED SECOND DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Mr GJ Cook JP, Mem...

4. Proposals against incitement of hatred and discrimination - discussion document - Easy Read [pdf, 2.9 MB]

   ...important to make sure our laws still let people say what they think. This does not mean people can say or do things that incite hate. The laws about inciting hate that the government wants to change are parts of: • The Human Rights Act 1993 • The Crimes Act 1961. We want to know what you think about the plans to change these laws. 15 What you can do if you are experiencing incitement of hate Experiencing incitement o...

5. Benjamin v Southern District Health Board (Strike-Out Application) [2020] NZHRRT 21 [pdf, 177 KB]

   ...and disclosed in a way that was an interference with her privacy. 1 [This decision is to be cited as Benjamin v Southern District Health Board (Strike-Out application) [2020] NZHRRT 21.] IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2020] NZHRRT 21 2 [2] Ms Benjamin complained to the Privacy Commissioner, but the Privacy Commissioner decided, after correspondence with Ms Benjamin’s lawyer, that he would not investigate the complai...

6. Deaf Action New Zealand Inc v Television New Zealand Ltd (Referral back to Human Rights Commission) [2019] NZHRRT 43 [pdf, 39 KB]

   Reference No. HRRT 022/2019 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN DEAF ACTION NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED PLAINTIFF AND TELEVISION NEW ZEALAND LIMITED DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines ONZM QC, Chairperson REPRESENTATION: Mr G Robins for plaintiff Mr B McAnulty for defendant DATE OF HEARING: Heard on the papers DATE OF DECISION: 3 September 2019 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL REFERRING COMPLAINT BACK TO HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION AND RELATED OR...

7. Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination – summary record 12th-14th reports (continued) [pdf, 125 KB]

   ...New Zealand took places at the Committee table. 2. Mr. CAUGHLEY (New Zealand), introducing the report of New Zealand, said that the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination had been the first international human rights instrument to be ratified by New Zealand and had influenced the very foundations of the country’s human rights legislation and infrastructure. In the current report, which combined the twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth periodic...

8. BORA Marine Protection Legislation Bill [pdf, 313 KB]

   ...Report of the Attorney-General on the Land Transport Bill E.63 (1997). [5] Aylwin v Police SC 33/2008; [2008] NZSC 113. http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/ArcAggregator/arcView/resource/IE26146201/http:/www.justice.govt.nz/policy/constitutional-law-and-human-rights/human-rights/bill-of-rights/marine-protection-legislation-bill#_ftnref1 http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/ArcAggregator/arcView/resource/IE26146201/http:/www.justice.govt.nz/policy/constitutional-law-and-human-rights/human-rights/b...

9. Proposals against incitement of hatred and discrimination - summary document - accessible [docx, 181 KB]

   ..._Toc415216708][bookmark: _Toc415223124][bookmark: _Toc415227990][bookmark: _Toc520296418]Te Tāhū o Te Ture – the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry) is seeking your feedback on six proposals to change the law relating to incitement of hatred and discrimination. The Human Rights Act 1993 prohibits speech that incites (provokes) racial disharmony. It also prohibits discrimination against a person because of a feature of their identity. Following a review by the Ministry and the recommendation...

10. Interim Impact Summary: Public discussion document - Proposed changes to the incitement provisions in the Human Rights Act 1993 [pdf, 3.8 MB]

    ...nationality. They are narrow because they were primarily enacted to fulfil New Zealand’s international obligations, specifically under the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD). However, it is clear from complaints to the Human Rights Commission and Police, and a review of media reports and literature, that other groups, for example religious groups, non-binary persons or persons with disability, do experience inciting speech and hate speech. This was reinf...