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1. BORA Public Records Bill [pdf, 33 KB]

   ...the Minister of Justice. A copy is also attached for referral to the Minister Responsible for Archives if you agree. Val Sim Boris van Beusekom Chief Legal Counsel Senior Legal Adviser Office of Legal Counsel Bill of Rights/Human Rights Team cc Minister of Justice Minister Responsible for Archives In addition to the general disclaimer for all documents on this website, please note the following: This advice was prepared to assist the Attorney-General to...

2. [2016] NZSSAA 009 (2 March 2016) [pdf, 19 KB]

   ...assistance was forthcoming. He believes that Work and Income have an obligation to provide him with assistance in his job-seeking. 2 [4] In particular, the appellant believes that there was a misrepresentation of his skill-set by the Human Resources/Recruitment arm of the Ministry. Work and Income should have stepped in to resolve this misrepresentation, thereby increasing the appellant’s prospects of obtaining employment with the Ministry. Decision [5] In response to a...

3. BORA Securities (Local Authority Exemption) Amendment Bill [pdf, 176 KB]

   ...Zealand Corporation. CONCLUSION 7 We have concluded that the Bill appears to be consistent with the rights and freedoms contained in the Bill of Rights Act. Jeff Orr Stuart Beresford Chief Legal Counsel Acting Policy Manager, Bill of Rights/Human Office of Legal Counsel Rights Public Law Group In addition to the general disclaimer for all documents on this website, please note the following: This advice was prepared to assist the Attorney-General to determine whet...

4. Social Security (Subsequent Child Policy Removal) Amendment Bill [pdf, 156 KB]

   ...Consistency of the Bill with the Bill of Rights Act Section 19(1) – freedom from discrimination 8. Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act affirms that everyone has the right to be free from discrimination on the grounds set out in s 21 of the Human Rights Act 1993, which includes sex and race. Legislation may give rise to discrimination under s 19(1) if it draws a distinction based on one of the prohibited grounds of discrimination and the distinction involves disadvantage to one or...

5. HRRT Expression of Interest and Statutory Delaration 2021 [docx, 39 KB]

   Chairperson – Human Rights Review Tribunal Expression of Interest and Statutory Declaration Expression of Interest · Please personally complete this form and the statutory declaration. · Ensure you answer all the questions, and sign and date the declaration before an authorised witness such as a solicitor or Justice of the Peace. · Please provide a full curriculum vitae and a covering letter with your application. · Please note that you are excluded from appointment if you fall into on...

6. OIA-Firearms Law [pdf, 226 KB]

   ...legislative process is to develop policy and advise the Government on proposed legislation. All advice provided by the Ministry is underpinned by fundamental principles of justice, including the rule of law, representative democracy and fundamental human rights including the right to life and security. S9(2)(a) S9(2)(a) S9(2)(a) In line with the Arms Act 1983, our advice on firearms law reform will aim to promote safety and impose controls on the possession and use of firearms. The...

7. Biography

   ...justice system, from the District Courts to the High Court, to the Court of Appeal, all the way to the Supreme Court. I have supported victims through laying complaints with the Ombudsman and the Privacy Commission, to making complaints to the New Zealand Human Rights Review Tribunal. Often, I worked with individuals for years on end, from the point they contacted me for support, to the conclusion of their journey for justice and healing. I am humbled by the strength of the survivors I have sup...

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8. Repatriations (2016/02)

   ...death, or there is doubt about the accuracy of any conclusion reached by an overseas authority; and the body of the dead person is in New Zealand. This Practice Note concerns the repatriation of bodies to New Zealand but this does not include cremated human remains or bodies repatriated from French Polynesia for cremation because there are no facilities in the remitting country and the ashes are to be promptly returned. 4. Conduct of repatriation of bodies [1] If a death is or is likely to be...

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   3. Practice notes

9. [2013] NZEmpC 234 Gazeley v Oceania Group (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 320 KB]

   ...exposition is needed in this judgment it will be supplied in the following paragraphs under separate headings. The inquiry and disciplinary meetings [20] Disciplinary meetings between Mrs Gazeley and her lawyer on the one hand, and Mr Hipkins and a Human Resource Manager, Ms Kate Hoyle, on the other, were conducted on 11 August 2011 and 13 September 2011. Ms Sharma, who was representing Mrs Gazeley, prepared lengthy letters for those meetings, which were clearly to provide the...

10. E77 CVA - Ngāti Paoa Iwi Trust [pdf, 1.6 MB]

    ...to Rereiao from Waikato, the grandparents of Paoa. Paoa is the eponymous ancestor of Ngāti Paoa. 14 Auckland Regional Council, (1996) Whakanewha Regional Park Management Plan, History of Human Occupation and Archaeology. Auckland, New Zealand: Murdoch, G. Retrieved from: http://www.wmbc.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/History-of-human- occupation-and-archaeology-of-Whakenewha-Regional-Park2.pdfhttp://www.wmbc.co.nz/wp-content/u...