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1. Drozdzak v Accident Compensation Corporation (Work related gradual process) [2023] NZACC 157 [pdf, 442 KB]

   ...operators and passengers in vehicles and machines when travelling over uneven surfaces. The transmission of vibration to the body is dependent on body posture. The effects of vibration are complex. Exposure to WBV causes motions and forces within the human body that may: • Cause discomfort; • Adversely affect performance; • Cause health effects or aggravate pre-existing conditions. Vibration arises from various mechanical sources with which humans have physical contact. V...

2. [2024] NZEnvC 295 Cooper v Kaipara District Council [pdf, 803 KB]

   ...Contractors/ Works Supervisor/Consent Holder shall notify the Area Archaeologist of Heritage NZ (HNZ) – Pouhere Taonga (Northland Office), Te Uri o Hau/Environs Holdings Ltd, Kaipara Council and any required statutory agencies (e.g., NZ Police for human skeletal remains). ▪ The Contractors/ Works Supervisor/Consent Holder shall ensure a buffer zone of 10 metres is roped or marked around the archaeological remains and that the remains are Commented [BS2]: Proposed amendment per...

3. BORA Harmful Digital Communications Bill [pdf, 303 KB]

   ...in the position of the victim and posting the communication causes harm to the victim. 11. The Bill also proposes amendments to the Crimes Act 1961 for the offence of aiding and abetting suicide. It also amends the Harassment Act 1997 and the Human Rights Act 1993 so as to clarify their application to digital communications. Qualified immunity for online content hosts contingent on responsiveness to complaints 12. Clause 20, which is termed a “safe harbour” provision, provi...

4. ENV-2016-AKL-000xxx New Zealand Steel Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 182 KB]

   ...and industrial discharges to air. (iii) E14. Air quality … E14.2. Objectives [rcp/rp] (1) Air quality ... (2) Air discharges from use and development meet national air quality standards Auckland Ambient Air Quality Standards. (3) Human health, … 100053497/5125981 8 (iv) E14.3 Policies [rcp/rp] (1) Protect human health by requiring that air discharges do not cause ambient air quality to exceed the Auckland Ambient Air Quality Standards in Table E14.3.1 fo...

5. [2020] NZEnvC 101 Southland District Council v Chartres & Otherspdf [pdf, 744 KB]

   ...of 8 metres for fencing; (iii) at 8101 .4, the removal of wind thrown trees or dead standing trees which have died as a result of natural causes where this is necessary to avoid adverse effects on remaining treed or vegetation or to avoid risks to human life or property; (iv) at 8IO1.6(a), the clearance, modification or removal of indigenous vegetation which has grown naturally on land lawfully cleared since 2000, provided that clearance, modification or removal within 10 metres of a wa...

6. Racing Industry Bill [pdf, 152 KB]

   ...this basis. 21. The key question in assessing whether there is a limit on (breach of) the right to freedom from discrimination are:5 a. does the legislation draw a distinction on one of the prohibited grounds of discrimination under s 21 of the Human Rights Act, and if so, 3 Cropp v Judicial Committee [2008] 3 NZLR 744 at [33]; Hamed v R [2012] 2 NZLR 305 at [162]. 4 Section 19(1) Bill of Rights Act and s 21(1)(i) Human Rights Act 1993....

7. Guide to virtual meetings - Behavioural Science Aotearoa [pdf, 308 KB]

   ...looked remarkably different since we started having so many of them virtually. Now virtual meetings (where one or more attendees are online) are often a staple of our working lives. • In this document we use behavioural science, the study of human behaviour, to answer the question: How do we have effective virtual meetings? • We show that, while virtual meetings pose challenges to having good meetings, we can overcome many of these challenges. In some cases, virtual meetin...

8. Marshall v IDEA Services Ltd (Costs) [2021] NZHRRT 28 [pdf, 141 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2021] NZHRRT 28 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 2020 015/2017 BETWEEN EAMON HENNING MARSHALL Plaintiff AND IDEA SERVICES LIMITED Defendant CONT. AT NAPIER BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines ONZM QC, Chairperson Ms GJ Goodwin, Deputy Chairperson Ms LJ Alaeinia JP, Member Mr MJM Keefe QSM JP, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr GW Marshall as agent for his son Ms I Re...

9. Electoral-Amendment-Regulations-No-2-2022-Final.pdf [pdf, 819 KB]

   ...voting papers are returned multiple times) and dual votes (where a voter votes multiple times) to be excluded;  only allowing electronic signatures using physical action, and not typed signatures;  CAPTCHA tests to determine the user is human; and  security testing, accreditation of systems, and encryption. Providing dictation voting for overseas voters who have a disability 8 Currently, dictation voting is only available for voters in New Zealand who are blind, vision im...

10. Lawson v Health and Disability Commissioner (Strike-out) [2023] NZHRRT 15 [pdf, 151 KB]

    ...that claim. Those documents included a statement of correction to the information the HDC had about Miss Lawson on its file. 1 [This decision is to be cited as Lawson v Health and Disability Commissioner (Strike-out) [2023] NZHRRT 15.] IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2023] NZHRRT 15 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA 2 [2] On 24 September 2019 Miss Lawson filed this claim with the Tribunal. She claims that, in dealing with the complaint referred to at [1] above, the HDC did n...