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1. Ministry of Justice annual report 2018-19 [pdf, 5.2 MB]

   ...progressing work that will support New Zealanders seeking help to resolve challenging matters, through: In addition, the Ministry takes the lead on constitutional policy matters, including Te Tiriti o Waitangi, New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, Human Rights Act 1993, Parliamentary and court matters. We provide advice to other agencies on offences and penalties, access to justice, the rule of law and constitutional matters. In 2018/19, we: • working with the Human Rights Commission t...

2. Grace – Ngarara West A25B2A (2014) 317 Aotea MB 268 (317 AOT 268) [pdf, 254 KB]

   ...discovery of burials nearby and the fact that the actual boundaries of the Takamore urupā extend beyond the cadastral boundaries. Mrs Grace regards her land as wāhi tapu and states that she has been told that her land is likely to include areas of human interment. Mr Kamo also acknowledged those perspectives and agreed that there was potential for the land to be wāhi tapu. [33] Counsel submits that the Transport Agency’s evidence on the relevance of the sloping sand dune was...

3. Holmes v Ministry of Social Development [2012] NZHRRT 19 [pdf, 144 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2012] NZHRRT 19 Reference No. HRRT 005/2011 & 023/2011 IN THE MATTER OF A CLAIM UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN GORDON HENRY HOLMES PLAINTIFF AND MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DEFENDANT AT DUNEDIN BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Ms W Gilchrist, Member Ms S Scott, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr Holmes in person Ms A Russell and Mr R Moran for Defendant DATE OF HEARING: 1 an...

4. 2012 to 2015 Ministry of Justice statement of intent [pdf, 962 KB]

   ...minimise reoffending and hold offenders to account. • Provide leadership across the justice sector to ensure agencies work together as seamlessly as possible. • Work with Crown entities that help maintain people’s rights, such as the Human Rights Commission, and that provide checks and balances on the exercise of public power, such as the Independent Police Conduct Authority. We monitor and report to Ministers on the performance of these Crown entities. • Administeri...

5. [2019] NZEnvC 114 Pan Pac Forest Products Ltd [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI I TAIAO O AOTEAROA IN THE MATTER AND BETWEEN AND Decision No [2019] NZEnvC 114 of the Resource Management Act 1991 of an application under sections 87C to 871 of the Act for direct referral of a resource consent application to the Environment Court PAN PAC FOREST PRODUCTS LIMITED (ENV-2017-WLG-000108) Applicant HAWKE'S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL Consent Authority Court: Environment Judge B P Dwyer Environment Commissio

6. D-G Conservation - EiC - M J Brass - Planning (5 Feb 2021) [pdf, 455 KB]

   ...M Brass Evidence: Proposed Plan Change 7 to Regional Plan: Water for Otago [DOC-6540513] 5 for Renewable Electricity Generation 2011, and the National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health 2011. Through both local government and NZPI I have also provided input into various Quality Planning guidance notes. 6. I hold a Bachelor of Science degree (Geology, 1984) and a Diploma for Graduates (Ecology / Environment 1991...

7. Mr-Rasheeds-Submissions-Appendix-I-Appendix-II.pdf [pdf, 334 KB]

   ...September 11 2001: The Targeting of Arabs and Muslims, 58N.Y.U. ANN. SURV. AM. L. 295, 309 (2002) (“Shaheen catalogues hundreds of Hollywood movies in which Arabs or Muslims are portrayed as terrorists or otherwise placed in a negative, often non-human, light.”); Tung Yin, Jack Bauer Syndrome: Hollywood’s Depiction of National Security Law, 17 S. CAL. INTERDISC. L.J. 279, 292 (2008) (“After cataloging almost one thousand American films containing Arab characters, Shaheen concluded th...

8. Proactive-release-Re-written-Evidence-Regulations-6-July.pdf [pdf, 1023 KB]

   ...Māori interests under Article Three of te Tiriti. 40. The opportunity for public feedback on the draft regulations, and subsequent further analysis, will help to ensure the Regulations do not create adverse or unforeseen impacts for tangata whenua. Human Rights 41. I consider the proposals in this paper are consistent with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (NZBORA). In line with standard practice, the Crown Law Office will be advising the Attorney-General on the SOP’s consiste...

9. OIA-Audio-visual techniques [pdf, 4.4 MB]

   ...this document. More detail about how often different user groups engage with Court AV services can be found in Appendix 1. RE LE AS ED U ND ER T HE O FF IC IA L IN FO RM AT IO N AC T 19 82 Research programme A human-centred design approach has been taken to this phase of the AV review. This approach puts qualitative research with users of the service at its centre. It is a holistic approach which aims to understand the range of users of the servic...

10. Appendices (Abortion Supervisory Committee) [pdf, 2.8 MB]

    ...mutilation - Bigamy, feigned marriage - Abduction, kidnapping Abortion 182 Killing unborn child (1) Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years who causes the death of any child that has not become a human being in such a manner that he would have been guilty of murder if the child had become a human being. (2) No one is guilty of any crime who before or during the birth of any child causes its death by means employed in good f...