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1. BORA Human Assisted Reproductive Technology (Storage) Amendment Bill [pdf, 267 KB]

   Human Assisted Reproductive Technology (Storage) Amendment Bill 21 September 2009 THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL Human Assisted Reproductive Technology (Storage) Amendment Bill (PCO 13909/1.5): Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 Our Ref: ATT395/117 1. I have considered the above Bill for consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. I advise that the Bill appears to be consistent with the Bill of Rights Act. 2. The Bill proposes to amend the Human Assi...

2. Koyama v New Zealand Law Society (Application by Defendant for Costs) [2013] NZHRRT 22 [pdf, 64 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2013] NZHRRT 22 Reference No. HRRT 030/2009 & 031/2009 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 AND UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BY THE DEFENDANT FOR COSTS BETWEEN TATSUHIKO KOYAMA PLAINTIFF AND NEW ZEALAND LAW SOCIETY DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Mr RK Musuku, Member Mr BK Neeson, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr Koyama in person Mr...

3. BORA Employment Standards Legislation Bill [pdf, 233 KB]

   ...under the Act. Increasing compliance with employment standards appears to be a legitimate and appropriate purpose. 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/employment-standards-legislation-bill#-1-rjr-macdonald • Expectations of privacy may not be as great in the commercial world as they are in the domestic sphere. [2] Effective regulation of employment sta...

4. Human rights (domestic)

   Key statutes New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 Human Rights Act 1993 Habeus Corpus Act 2001 Abolition of the Death Penalty Act 1989 Privacy Act 2020 (for more information about this Act and the Privacy system, see civil law) Crimes of Torture Act 1989 Key secondary legislation Human Rights Review Tribunal Regulations 2002 Human Rights Regulations 1993 Privacy Regulations 2020 Information/links to recent or currently underway reviews New Zealand Bill of Rights (Declarations of Inconsistenc...

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5. Director of Human Rights Proceedings v Slater (Costs) [2019] NZHRRT 22 [pdf, 163 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2019] NZHRRT 22 Reference No. HRRT 036/2013 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RIGHTS PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND CAMERON JOHN SLATER DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines ONZM QC, Chairperson Ms GJ Goodwin, Member Mr RK Musuku, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr SRG Judd for plaintiff Mr CJ Slater in person DATE OF HEARING: 28 and 29 October 20...

6. Wall v Fairfax New Zealand Ltd [2017] NZHRRT 17 [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2017] NZHRRT 17 Reference No. HRRT 017/2013 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN LOUISA HARERUIA WALL Plaintiff AND FAIRFAX NEW ZEALAND LIMITED First Defendant AND THE MARLBOROUGH EXPRESS Second Defendant AND THE CHRISTCHURCH PRESS Third Defendant AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Ms GJ Goodwin, Member Mr MJM Keefe JP, Member REPRESENTATION: Ms...

7. Proactive release – The New Zealand Bill of Rights (Declarations of Inconsistency) Amendment Bill [pdf, 2 MB]

   ...and freedoms affirmed by the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (the Bill of Rights Act). Executive Summary 2. A declaration of inconsistency is a formal statement by a court or tribunal that an Act is inconsistent with a plaintiff’s fundamental human rights protected by the Bill of Rights Act. When the Senior Courts make such a declaration, there is currently no mechanism to bring the matter to the attention of the House of Representatives. This means lawmakers may not have full r...

8. Feedback on incitement and hate speech laws released

   A summary of public submissions on proposals to strengthen the incitement provisions of the Human Rights Act 1993 is now publicly available. The Ministry of Justice received more than 19,000 submissions during extensive consultation on six proposals for strengthening protections against hatred-inciting speech and discrimination, set out in the 2021 discussion document, Proposals against incitement of hatred and discrimination. After considering the feedback, the Government has announced it...

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9. [2011] NZEmpC 102 Broughton v Microsoft NZ Ltd second interlocutory [pdf, 68 KB]

   ...outline of strategy which does not refer to the plaintiff but nevertheless probably covers what was intended to happen to him. [6] The foregoing documents, both individually and collectively, do not appear to amount to a request for legal and human resources advice about a proposed strategy. Rather, they set out the strategy, or at least parts of it, itself. It is necessary in these circumstances to then consider what Ms Doherty, whose affidavit supports the claim for legal prof...

10. Nakarawa v AFFCO New Zealand Ltd (Costs) [2014] NZHRRT 15 [pdf, 43 KB]

    1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2014] NZHRRT 15 Reference No. HRRT 011/2011 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN JALESI NAKARAWA PLAINTIFF AND AFFCO NEW ZEALAND LIMITED DEFENDANT AT HAMILTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Ms PJ Davies, Member Mr MJM Keefe JP, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr MD Benefield for Plaintiff Ms RA Webster for Defendant DATE OF DECISION: 17 April 2014 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL ON COS...