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   ...2017. She holds an LLM (Hons) from Victoria University and an MA (Hons) from Canterbury University. She was a Crown Counsel at Crown Law for many years, with a primary focus on civil litigation, public law and employment law. Most recently she led the Human Rights Team at Crown Law. While in practice she appeared in most Courts and Tribunals. Chief Judge Inglis was formerly on the Advisory Board of the New Zealand Centre for Human Rights Law, Policy and Practice; is a member of the Board of the...

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2. Director of Proceedings v Campbell [2015] NZHRRT 10 [pdf, 574 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2015] NZHRRT 10 Reference No. HRRT 016/2015 UNDER SECTION 50 OF THE HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND JENNIFER CAMPBELL DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Mr RK Musuku, Member REPRESENTATION: Ms N Wills, Director of Proceedings Ms C Humphrey for defendant DATE OF DECISION:...

3. 2009-10 to 2011-12 Ministry of Justice statement of intent [pdf, 528 KB]

   ...crime reduction initiatives. SUPPORTING JUDICIAL DECISION MAKING A key role for the Ministry is supporting the work of the judiciary. The Ministry ensures that the judiciary is provided with adequate levels of administrative, technological and human resources support, and funding for judicial training and development. The Ministry seeks judicial input into its operations through joint Ministry–judicial governance and management committees and councils, for example, on improvements to...

4. [2017] NZEnvC 168 Mawhinney v Auckland Council [pdf, 2 MB]

   ...Activities: (a) Proposed sites for any purpose other than for road, open space or a designation where a building platform is identified on the plan of subdivision. The building platform shall be designed to allow for development likely in the relevant Human Environment Rules. Assessment of Controlled Activity applications will be limited to the matters of design, location and construction and will be considered in accordance with Assessment Criterion 2(a). [31] A building platfo...

5. [2020] NZIACDT 44 - Registrar v Yoon (8 October 2020) [pdf, 259 KB]

   ...Authority had been directed at the advocate with the cancellation of his licence. A vendetta had been waged against him. This had led him to appoint an associate for all immigration matters for his clients. [19] The advocate contended that the human rights of the couple had been breached by the findings made by the agency concerning the client’s health, character, marriage and the timing of the decision. A High Court Judge had rejected or totally ignored the affidavits presen...

6. Government Response to Law Commision Report on New Issues in Legal Parenthood [pdf, 36 KB]

   ...profiling); and - Powers of parents and the courts to undertake or compel parentage testing. (ii) Assigning legal parenthood, including recommendations about: - Allocating legal parenthood status (and consequent rights and responsibilities) where assisted human reproductive (AHR) procedures have been used; and - Processes for assigning and transferring legal parenthood status, for example to a known sperm or egg donor or to implement surrogacy arrangements. (iii) Information about genetic...

7. [2019] NZEnvC 159 Auckland Council v Noe [pdf, 826 KB]

   ...resource consent. 2. The interim enforcement order sought under ss 314(1)(a)(ii) and 314(1)(da) is sought on the basis that it is necessary to avoid, remedy or mitigate actual or likely adverse effects on the environment, including: a. risks to human health associated with the placement of contaminated fill, including asbestos containing material; b. the immediate risk to soil and water quality associated with the placement of uncertified contaminated fill containing a combination of...

8. Justice Matters - issue 13 - December 2018 [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   ...Tribunals Bills will have a broad impact for our people across Operations and Service Delivery as well as Court Security. Most amendments came into effect upon receiving Royal Assent. These include: • the ability to appoint deputy chairpersons to the Human Rights Review Tribunal • new standard powers and procedures for 21 tribunals. For example, the Legal Complaints Review Officer will be able to dismiss claims without merit, and to decide more matters on the papers • reversing...

9. ORC - Joint Supplementary Statement of Evidence - Felicity Boyd & Kerstin Strauss - 8 November 2021 [pdf, 233 KB]

   ...is consistent with the Policy Assessment Sheet used by Consent Officers when assessing applications for effluent discharges contained in Appendix 1B of Ms Strauss’s evidence. 19 The policies in section 7.C are only applicable to discharges of human sewage, hazardous substances and wastes, specified contaminants, and stormwater, and discharges from industrial or trade premises and consented dams. They are therefore not relevant to discharges of animal effluent. 5 20 Section...

10. C v Accident Compensation Corporation [2020] NZHRRT 3 [pdf, 193 KB]

    ...information was collected. It is necessary for the Tribunal to determine whether ACC’s actions breached the Health Information Privacy Code 1994. 1 [This decision is to be cited as C v Accident Compensation Corporation [2020] NZHRRT 3.] IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2020] NZHRRT 3 2 Background [2] In 1994 Mr C was in a severe car accident which resulted in serious injuries including a head injury and multiple fractures, including an L1 vertebral compression fracture...