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1. Proactive release - Prohibiting conversion practices [pdf, 3.9 MB]

   ...policy options 22 March 2021 Contacts for telephone discussion (if required) Name Position Telephone First contact (work) (a/h) Caroline Greaney General Manager, Civil and Constitutional 04 918 858 Jenna Reid Policy Manager, Civil Law and Human Rights 04 9 8 86 9 Senior Policy Advisor Minister’s office to complete Noted Approved O ertaken by events Referred to: Seen Withdrawn Not seen by Minister Minister’s office’s comments 1 s9(2)(a) 9(2)(a) s9(2)(a)s9(2...

2. A v Van Wijk (Access to File) [2019] NZHRRT 12 [pdf, 100 KB]

   1 (1) ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF NAME, ADDRESS AND IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS OF THE PLAINTIFF, HER HUSBAND AND CHILDREN (2) ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE TRIBUNAL OR OF THE CHAIRPERSON IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2019] NZHRRT 12 Reference No. HRRT 067/2016 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN A PLAINTIFF AND MICHAEL VAN WIJK FIRST DEFENDANT AND THE BISHOP OF NELSON SECOND DE...

3. MacGregor v Craig [2016] NZHRRT 6 [pdf, 226 KB]

   1 (1) NOTE ALL NON-PUBLICATION ORDERS MADE BY THE TRIBUNAL HAVE BEEN RESCINDED AND NO LONGER APPLY (2) ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE TRIBUNAL OR OF THE CHAIRPERSON IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2016] NZHRRT 6 Reference No. HRRT 040/2015 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN RACHEL MACGREGOR PLAINTIFF AND COLIN CRAIG DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson...

4. [2017] NZEnvC 180 Ngai te hapu Incorporated v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...consents taking into account the monitoring components, 2 frequency and purpose described in Appendix 1, Table 1, and the threshold levels identified in Appendix 1, Table 2, of these conditions, and b) If the monitoring identifies: • risks to human health, or • significant adverse ecological effects beyond identified trigger levels established in accordance with conditions 6, 8 and 9 and Appendix 1, Table 2, have occurred or are likely to occur (without distinction as to whet...

5. BORA Crimes (Reasonable Parental Control and Correction) Amendment Bill [pdf, 140 KB]

   ...against a student or child, if it is administered by a person who is the parent or guardian of that student or child. PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS 6. There is a considerable amount of debate, both domestically and internationally, about the human rights implications of the use of corporal punishment in parental and educational situations and, in particular, the availability of a defence of justification for the use of reasonable force for correcting a child’s behaviour. 7. To...

6. Lawyer-Panel-Members-Position-Profile-April-2023 [docx, 31 KB]

   POSITION PROFILE Title: Panel member (Lawyer), Human Rights Review Tribunal / Taraipiunara Mana Tangata Appointed by: Minister of Justice Term: Up to five years Remuneration: $521 per day (set under the Cabinet Fees Framework) ___________________________________________________________________________ The Tribunal The Human Right Review Tribunal (the Tribunal) is established under the Human Rights Act 1993 (the Act) and comprises a Chairperson, Deputy Chairpersons and Panel Members, t...

7. Lawyer Panel Members Position Profile April 2023 [docx, 31 KB]

   POSITION PROFILE Title: Panel member (Lawyer), Human Rights Review Tribunal / Taraipiunara Mana Tangata Appointed by: Minister of Justice Term: Up to five years Remuneration: $521 per day (set under the Cabinet Fees Framework) ___________________________________________________________________________ The Tribunal The Human Right Review Tribunal (the Tribunal) is established under the Human Rights Act 1993 (the Act) and comprises a Chairperson, Deputy Chairpersons and Panel Members, t...

8. Monitoring procedures

   States parties are expected to ensure ongoing protection of fundamental rights and the availability of domestic remedies for breaches of those rights. The core human rights instruments ratified by New Zealand provide for the following procedures for monitoring compliance: Periodic report All core human rights instruments provide for a reporting procedure. Every State that has ratified an instrument (a covenant or convention) has to submit periodic reports to a committee specific to that tre...

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9. BORA Social Assistance (Living Alone Payments) Amendment Bill [pdf, 355 KB]

   ...Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2010). CONSISTENCY WITH SECTION 19(1) OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS ACT 7. Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act affirms that everyone has the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds of discrimination in the Human Rights Act 1993. The grounds of discrimination under the Human Rights Act include (among others) age and family status. 8. Drawing on the New Zealand case law on discrimination, we consider that the key questions in assessing whethe...

10. Govt-Response-to-Petition-of-Pandora-Black-Repeal-S19-PRA-2003-FINAL-v2.pdf [pdf, 347 KB]

    ...found that the issue raised in the petition warrants meaningful consideration, noting the concerns of the petitioner and other evidence before it. 8 The Aotearoa New Zealand Sex Workers’ Collective (ANZSWC) submission noted that the New Zealand Human Rights Commission (HRC) and US State Department have identified section 19 as an enabling factor for human trafficking and abuse of migrant sex workers. In its submission to the Committee’s inquiry into migrant exploitation in February...