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1. LCRO 185/2020 BC v DE and FG decision & minute (20 May 2021 & 30 April 2021) [pdf, 201 KB]

   ...investigation of a complaint that a lawyer has interfered with another person’s privacy, the Privacy Commissioner forms the opinion that there has been an interference with privacy, it is open to the Commissioner to refer the matter to the Director of Human Rights Proceedings (Director), under the Human Rights Act 1993.14 [102] It then becomes a matter for the Director to decide whether to bring proceedings against the offending lawyer in the Human Rights Review Tribunal.15 If thos...

2. [2022] NZEmpC 75 Tranzurban Hutt Valley Ltd v New Zealand Tramways and Public Passenger Transport Employees Union Wellington Inc [pdf, 314 KB]

   ...Passenger Service Vehicles 2019, cl 3. 7 New Zealand Tramways and Public Passenger Transport Employees Union v Tranzurban Hutt Valley Ltd, above n 2, at [9]. Evidence [19] Tranzurban called two witnesses. The first was Ms Renee Snelgrove, Human Resources and Legal Director for the Tranzit Group, of which Tranzurban is a part. She is responsible for incorporating the required rest and meal breaks into bus drivers’ shifts. After describing the background to which I h...

3. [2022] NZEmpC 76 NZQA v Hickey [pdf, 329 KB]

   ...2021. He wrote to his manager, Russell Spencer, that day and asked if his employment end date could be amended by mutual agreement and confirmed by a “Letter of Variation”. Mr Spencer was asked to make any necessary arrangements with the human resources department of NZQA. [21] On 3 November 2021, Mr Hickey renewed his request for an extension of his employment in a further email to Mr Spencer. He sought confirmation about the extension and asked if it would be condi...

4. 2022-02-11 Statement of Evidence of Samuel Thomas dated 11 February 2022 [pdf, 390 KB]

   ...services. They are sensitive receiving environments vulnerable to run off from the catchments that drain into them, with reductions in estuarine health due to anthropogenic stressors. 13 Sedimentation in estuaries is a natural occurrence. However, human activities in catchments and surrounding estuaries has led to an increase in sedimentation rates beyond natural levels resulting in habitat degradation in some estuaries. 14 Sedimentation in estuaries is due to run off from many...

5. Proposals-to-Improve-Court-and-System-Performance.pdf [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...prosecuting agencies was that the criminal procedure and disclosure options may have no or minimal positive impact on reducing court delays. Many submitters stated that defendants do not want to speak to lawyers or appear in court because it is natural human behaviour to avoid negative consequences. Sometimes it is in the defendant’s interest to stall, so that charges may be dropped if witness memories fade. Defence counsel may focus their efforts on cases about to go to trial rather th...

6. Canterbury Westland Standards Committee 2 v Mr U [2024] NZLCDT 4 (9 February 2024) [pdf, 173 KB]

   ...personal nature and that it did not reach the threshold for personal misconduct. [35] It is well established that Parliament has set a deliberately higher threshold for conduct in a personal capacity to be considered misconduct. This recognises human frailties and the range of conduct which might fall for consideration. It would be unduly 12 oppressive for a lawyer in his or her personal life to have to maintain the sort of standards that are, at all times, expected of...

7. Cummings v KAM Transport Limited [2025] NZHRRT 8 [pdf, 276 KB]

   1 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL1 1 This decision is to be cited as Cummings v KAM Transport Limited [2025] NZHRRT 8. IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2025] NZHRRT 8 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA REFERENCE NO. HRRT 039/2022 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 2020 BETWEEN DARREN CUMMINGS PLAINTIFF AND KAM TRANSPORT LIMITED DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: JS Hancock, Deputy Chairperson MJM Keefe QSM JP, Member NR Swain, Member REPRESENTATION: D Cassidy and D...

8. Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism AML/CFT Bill: Approval for Introduction [pdf, 66 KB]

   ...policies outlined above have no significant regulatory impacts. Compliance Treaty of Waitangi 39 The AML/CFT Bill complies with the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. 9 Compliance with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993 40 Overall the proposals contained in this paper appear to be consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993. 41 The AML/CFT Bill has been forw...

9. Oranga Tamariki (Responding to Serious Youth Offending) Amendment Bill [pdf, 422 KB]

   ...deferral of decision. 45. The proposed MSA order potentially engage the right not to be subjected to torture or cruel treatment, the right to freedom of association, the right not to be arbitrarily arrested or detained and the right to be treated with humanity and with respect for their inherent dignity; ss 9, 17, 22 or 23(5) of the Bill of Rights Act respectively. Section 25(i) concerns are also potentially engaged. However, as such orders will be at the discretion of the court and may o...

10. Proactive-release-Increasing-revenue-from-courts-and-tribunal-fees-_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 650 KB]

    ...Appellate Court will impact Māori. These courts have exclusive jurisdiction in respect of Māori freehold land, Māori customary land and general land owned by Māori. Fees can be waived or reduced under Māori Land Court Fees Regulation 2013. Human Rights 35 I consider that the proposal is consistent with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (BORA) and the Human Rights Act 1993. 36 Increases to fees may raise concerns about possible impacts on the rights to justice under...