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1. 2023 NZPSPLA 068 [pdf, 104 KB]

   ...him. [2] Mr Mehmood also says the complaint should not have been accepted because it did not disclose a valid basis for a complaint. Even if it did, he says cancelling his certificate amounts to double jeopardy and is therefore a breach of the Human Rights Act. [3] The issues I need to decide are: a) Was the complaint made under an appropriate ground? b) Is taking disciplinary action against Mr Mehood following a conviction a breach of s 26 of the Bill of Rights Act? c)...

2. [2012] NZEmpC 20 White & Others v Reserve Bank of New Zealand [pdf, 148 KB]

   ...contributions to the Fund as the actuary considered necessary to provide the benefits payable to members. [9] One of the witnesses the Court heard from was Mr Peter Cornish a director of Hay Group Limited. Hay Group was described as a global human resources consulting firm with over 2,000 professional staff in 47 countries. Mr Cornish has an impressive background, including a detailed and practical knowledge of remuneration issues faced by New Zealand employers, in particular by...

3. Waitangi Tribunal - issue 52 of Te Manutukutuku [pdf, 348 KB]

   ...The experiences of members, claimants, counsel and staff are key to giving the Waitangi Tribunal history its essential bicultural dimension. “Oral history is a unique way of recording unwritten history. This project will allow us to hear the human dimension of the Waitangi Tribunal and thus add to our under- standing of recent history in this country,” says Chief Historian, Jock Phillips. Execu t i ve Ass i s tan t V i c to r ia Brown 785 Northern South Island 16-17 Octob...

4. BORA Financial Advisers Bill [pdf, 375 KB]

   ...these clauses appear to be justified under section 5 of that Act. Section 19 – Freedom from discrimination 22. Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act affirms the freedom from discrimination on prohibited grounds set out section 21 of the Human Rights Act 1993 including family status. In our view, taking into account the various domestic and overseas judicial pronouncements as to the meaning of discrimination, the key questions in assessing whether discrimination under section 19...

5. BORA Criminal Proceeds and Instruments Bill [pdf, 350 KB]

   ...types of orders provided for in Part 2 raise a number of potential issues under the BORA. We note also that similar regimes for the forfeiture of proceeds of criminal activity in comparable jurisdictions have been subject to challenge on a range of human rights-related grounds. We have therefore considered the full range of potential issues in light of relevant New Zealand jurisprudence and that from comparable jurisdictions. Section 9 - cruel, degrading, or disproportionately severe trea...

6. Director of Proceedings v Radius Residential Care Ltd [2019] NZHRRT 24 [pdf, 268 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2019] NZHRRT 24 Reference No. HRRT 014/2019 UNDER SECTION 50 OF THE HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND RADIUS RESIDENTIAL CARE LIMITED DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines ONZM QC, Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Mr Mike Keefe JP QSM, Member REPRESENTATION: Ms J Herschell, Acting Director of Proceedings Ms J Sta...

7. Director of Proceedings v Hurst [2019] NZHRRT 27 [pdf, 329 KB]

   1 (1) ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF NAME OR IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS OF AGGRIEVED PERSON (2) ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OR OF THE TRIBUNAL IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2019] NZHRRT 27 Reference No. HRRT 019/2019 UNDER SECTION 50 OF THE HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND PAMELA NELL HURST DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines ONZM QC, Chairperson...

8. Establishment of Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal [pdf, 257 KB]

   ...Human Rights 55 The proposals are consistent with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and Human Rights Act 1993. Legislative Implications 56 A new Act is required to establish the Tribunal. or a bill, provisionally titled the Canterbu

9. Ruddelle v Auckland District Health Board [2021] NZHRRT 5 [pdf, 230 KB]

   ...other doctors and ACC of Ms Ruddelle’s HDC complaint. Ms Ruddelle claims that disclosing the fact she made an HDC complaint was an interference with her privacy. 1 [This decision is to be cited as Ruddelle v ADHB [2021] NZHRRT 5.] IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2021] NZHRRT 5 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA 2 BACKGROUND [2] On 5 February 2015 Dr Bidwell, Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon at Starship Hospital, (employed by Auckland District Health Board (ADHB)) performed...

10. [2020] NZEmpC 106 Kiteley v Carbine Aginvest Corp Ltd [pdf, 225 KB]

    ...27 October that he was happy with this advertisement, but that Tru-Test should remain anonymous when it was posted. On that day he also received a draft position description for a Supply Chain Manager role he had requested from Lara Hellier, a human resources consultant he had employed to assist him with the restructuring process. [12] Mr Mander stated in evidence that Option 2 was removed from consideration on 30 October 2017. On that day he received feedback from John Loughlin...