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1. QS v T Ltd [2024] NZDT 703 (15 August 2024) [pdf, 115 KB]

   ...T Ltd’s company started the work, and then QS hired another company to take over and complete the job. 23. In January 2023 the pump failed again, and the plumbing invoice from that time states ‘inspected it to find septic system was full of human waste as the pump had been disconnected and spa had been plugged in instead”. QS refers to the cause being guests disposing of sanitary items down the toilet, but that is not what the January invoice says. Perhaps that was the cause of th...

2. Arms-Act-rewrite-summary-version-of-the-discussion-document-large-print.pdf [pdf, 169 KB]

   ...ammunition • controls products, who can use them, and how they can be used 7 • enables firearms amnesty and buy-back regimes. Controls help to ensure that firearms are not misused. Misusing firearms can lead to serious injury or the loss of human life. Questions • In your view does the Act define a 'firearm' well? • In your view, is the focus on regulating firearms (and associated products) based on the risk profile of each product an appropriate approach...

3. Te Tiriti o Waitangi - Treaty of Waitangi

   ...rights are set out in other legislation which is enforceable in our courts. For example, Article III of the Treaty of Waitangi sets out the right to equality before the law. This right is also protected under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act and the Human Rights Act. New Zealand has also signed the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, an international law to protect the rights of minorities. We have an international obligation to comply with some of the Treaty rights through...

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4. Documents relevant to the Coronial Inquiry

   ...representing the Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand Document Mr James Wilding QC representing St John’s Ambulance Document Mr Mark Zarifeh representing New Zealand Police Document Mr John Hancock representing the Human Rights Commission Document 1 - Submission Document 2 Document 3 Document 4 Mr Jonathon Coates and Ms Andrea Lane representing Canterbury District Health Board Document Mr Peter Cranney representing New Zealand Professional Fire...

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5. OIA-121939.pdf [pdf, 936 KB]

   ...Aide Memoire Response to IPCA Report on the Policing of Protests Meeting on the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) review of the policing of public protests Hon. Paul Goldsmith 2 April 2025 Approved by: Anna Johnston, Policy Manager, Human Rights Purpose 1. On 3 April, you are meeting with Hon Mark Mitchell, Minister of Police, and Hon Simon Watts, Minister of Local Government, to discuss the report of the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) on the policing of pub...

6. National Standards Committee v Young [2018] NZLCDT 20 [pdf, 111 KB]

   ...need to obtain assistance rather than continue with the matter himself. [12] We accept the submissions of Mr Young’s counsel, in relation to the speech offending, that, unlike Mr Deliu3, Mr Young did not bring in other institutions such as the Human Rights Commission, the Judicial Conduct Commissioner, rather he made his comments in the course of exercising his appeal rights. Ms Donovan submitted, and we accept, that Mr Young did not attempt to express his views in a manner that...

7. NF v B Ltd [2025] NZDT 227 (17 July 2025) [pdf, 142 KB]

   ...Ltd did not do so before check in closed. 21. NF suggests that B Ltd discriminated against him and his family due to their religion. B Ltd strongly denies this. The Tribunal does not have jurisdiction to hear claims of discrimination under the Human Rights Act 1993. But in any event, there is no evidence that B Ltd’s actions in failing to check in NF or his family was related to their religion. Are NF’s claimed costs proven? 22. NF has claimed $30,000 in compensation. Approx...

8. KX v Accident Compensation Corporation (Entitlement to Loss of Potential Earnings) [2025] NZACC 108 [pdf, 253 KB]

   ...the appellant had worked intermittently from 2008 through to 2015 in various roles including Kitchenhand and as an Assistant Teacher. The report also noted the appellant had undertaken a hairstylist certificate and commenced both a Bachelor in Human Resource (2015) and a Bachelor of Arts (in 2022) and identified a range of job options that were vocationally suitable for him. [9] On 30 August 2022, an initial medical assessment (IMA) was completed by Dr Nightingale who identified o...

9. E11 Craig Fitzgerald - Noise and Vibration - EIC - Applicant [pdf, 12 MB]

   ...variation in both reference pressure level and the properties of the medium (water), the numerical representation of underwater noise levels appear significantly higher than those typical in airborne noise. Furthermore, the characteristics of human hearing are largely irrelevant underwater, so frequency weighted sound descriptors such as dBA are inappropriate. In fact, any weighting system applied is only relevant to the hearing sensitivity of the receiver, which varies widely depen...

10. Summary of submissions: Strengthening New Zealand's legislative response to family violence [pdf, 584 KB]

    ...protection orders, Police safety orders and parenting orders. PROTECTION ORDERS About half of all submissions commented on protection orders, including people with personal experience of them. A common view was that freedom from violence is a basic human right, and cost shouldn't stop people getting a protection order. People supported third parties being able to apply for a protection order on a victim’s behalf; people were split on whether a victim should give their permissio...