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1. Strengthening the Criminal Justice System for Victims: Workshop playback report [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...endure. Police Safety Orders must be issued as they are meant to be, according to the legislation. That is, the respondents of the orders are removed from the home. The purpose of the system is currently the system, not people A compassionate and humane touch is generally absent in the justice system. Language matters. When we speak of ‘victims’ and ‘offenders’, we are placing people into boxes and lose sight of the actual whānau and the wider context within which they live....

2. Final-Technical-Assessment-L-Archaeology-v2.pdf [pdf, 2.1 MB]

   ...associated with the natural and physical resources. 20. Section 6 of the HNZPTA defines an archaeological site as: (a) Any place in New Zealand, including any building or structure (or part of a building or structure), that – (i) Was associated with human activity that occurred before 1900 or is the site of the wreck of any vessel where the wreck occurred before 1900; and (ii) Provides or may provide, through investigation by archaeological methods, evidence relating to the hi...

3. OIA-113748.pdf [pdf, 7 MB]

   ...Increased financial grants for victims of serious crime .....................................................22 Reduction in operating costs – Criminal Cases Review Commission ...............................24 Reduction in operating costs – Human Rights Commission .............................................25 Reduction in operating costs – Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security ................26 Reduction in operating costs – Office of the Privacy Commissioner .........

4. [2013] NZEmpC 51Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota Inc v Terranova Homes and Care Ltd [pdf, 60 KB]

   ...February, 8, 19, 22, and 26 March 2013 And telephone directions conference on 8 April 2013 Appearances: Peter Cranney, counsel for plaintiffs Rob Towner and Elizabeth Coates, counsel for defendant Matthew Palmer and Sylvia Bell, counsel for Human Rights Commission as intervener Bruce Corkill QC, counsel for New Zealand Council of Trade Unions and Pay Equity Challenge Coalition as interveners Rachel Brown, advocate for Coalition for Equal Pay Equal Value as intervener We...

5. Youth Court - Summary of it’s all relative: the absolute importance of the family in youth Justice (a New Zealand perspective) [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...approaches. • family members who can contribute can always be found...somewhere • FGCs is not expensive. They require good facilitators and need to have good information at hand. But primarily a FGC requires the presence of (relatively) willing human beings. As we know, being sorry for offences committed, harm done and pain caused is a challenge so I sould like to end with Hemi’s song which reflects Hemi’s thoughts after being part of FGCs: I’m sorry for all the pain th...

6. BORA Families Commission Bill [pdf, 136 KB]

   ...instructions, we attach a copy of this opinion for referral to the Minister of Justice. A copy is also attached for referral to the Minister of Social Services and Employment, if you agree. Diana Pickard Legal Adviser Bill of Rights/Human Rights Team Cc Minister of Justice Minister of Social Services and Employment Allison Bennett Principal Adviser Office of Legal Counsel In addition to the general disclaimer for...

7. BORA Protected Objects Amendment Bill 2004 [pdf, 104 KB]

   ...for referral to the Minister of Justice. Copies are also attached for referral to the Minister of Culture and Heritage, if you agree. Bridget Dingle Allison Bennett Senior Legal Adviser Principal Legal Adviser Bill of Rights/Human Rights Team Office of Legal Counsel cc. Minister of Justice Minister for Culture and Heritage Copy for your information

8. BORA Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Amendment Bill [pdf, 372 KB]

   ...set out above, we have concluded that the Bill appears to be consistent with the rights and freedoms contained in the Bill of Rights Act. Jeff Orr Chief Legal Counsel Office of Legal Counsel Margaret Dugdale Policy Manager, Bill of Rights/Human Rights Public Law Group Footnotes 1 NZ Stock Exchange v CIR [1991] 3 WLR 221; [1991] 4 All ER 443 (PC); see also McKinlay Transport Ltd v R (1990) 68 DLR (4th) 568 (SCC); Thomson Newspapers v Canada [1990] 1 SCR 425. 2 United Kingdom...

9. BORA Ngāti Mākino Claims Settlement Bill [pdf, 290 KB]

   ...the claims. 5. To the extent that exclusion of subsequent challenge could be said to limit the claimants’ right under s 20 of the Bill of Rights Act, [3] it would similarly also be justified under s 5 on the same basis. 6. The United Nations Human Rights Committee upheld a similar exclusion under the 1992 fisheries settlement, which was an incident of a negotiated settlement. The Committee found the exclusion was consistent with a right of access to the courts as affirmed by Art 14(...

10. [2016] NZSSAA 73 (18 July 2016) [pdf, 115 KB]

    ...will not have the appellant’s disabilities but incur the cost of attending the group. (c) Whether there are less costly goods or services which might meet the need. 5 It seems likely that the appellant could satisfy his need for human contact by meeting with people closer to his home. [15] Taking all these matters into account we are not satisfied that travel to a men’s church group in Masterton can be regarded as an additional cost which amounts to a disabil...