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1. [2019] NZEnvC 042 Alliance Group Limited v Otago Regional Council [pdf, 451 KB]

   ...i. Soil biological diversitv: ii. Biological activity in soils: iii. Soil function in the storage and cycling of water, nutrients, and other elements through the biosphere: iv. Soil function as a buffer or filter for contaminants resulting from human activities, including aguifers at risk of leachate contamination: v. Soil fertility where soil is used for primary production: b J Where a J is not practicable, minimise adverse effects: cJ Recognise that urban and infrastructure deve...

2. [2018] NZEnvC 239 Mawhinney v Auckland Council [pdf, 851 KB]

   ...Activities: (a) proposed sites for any purpose other than for road, open space or a designation where a building platform is identified on the plan of subdivision. The building platform shall be designed to allow for development likely in the relevant Human Environment Rules. Assessment of Controlled Activity applications will be limited to the matters of design, location and construction and will be considered in accordance with Assessment Criterion 2(a). 2.3 Limited Discretion...

3. Family Court Rewrite Submission - Te Putahitanga [pdf, 552 KB]

   ...left young people feeling confused, upset, and sometimes angry. Existing organisational practices and systems do not give priority to listening to children and young people”. (2015, p53) The right to wellbeing is a fundamental and universal human right. How the right to wellbeing is delivered is considered in relation to the availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality of other strategies, services and plans but must also include a Māori perspective and conception of...

4. Coronial Services Annual Report 2015-2016 [pdf, 3.9 MB]

   ...398 deaths (12%), followed by transport deaths, 366 (11%). Cause of death 2015–16 Deaths Accidental poisoning 8 Aspiration 32 Aviation 10 Death in custody 26 Drowning and immersion 81 Fall 92 Fire/smoke/burns 30 Firearms 43 Homicide 46 Human remains 2 Marine accident 9 Missing person 11 Natural causes 1798 Other 23 Overdose 121 Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy 27 Suicide 398 Transport 366 Undetermined 171 Workplace accident 32 54% of deaths were from natural cause...

5. Justice Matters July 2019 [pdf, 3.5 MB]

   ...the team came after our Ministry started using behavioural insights to improve the way we deliver our services. The team will have 11 members and has funding for the next two and a half years. Behavioural insights play a key role in delivering a humane and effective justice system. Almost everything that happens within the justice sector is behaviour related, from arranging for people to pay their fines to crime prevention strategy. “If you understand what motivates people’s behavi...

6. Justice Matters - issue 15 - July 2019 [pdf, 3.5 MB]

   ...the team came after our Ministry started using behavioural insights to improve the way we deliver our services. The team will have 11 members and has funding for the next two and a half years. Behavioural insights play a key role in delivering a humane and effective justice system. Almost everything that happens within the justice sector is behaviour related, from arranging for people to pay their fines to crime prevention strategy. “If you understand what motivates people’s behavi...

7. Proactive release - Electoral Amendment Bill No2 [pdf, 1.9 MB]

   ...political parties to determine the origin of donations. This is not expected to be significant based on existing data about overseas donations. However, political parties have not been consulted on the options or the proposed threshold for donations. Human Rights and the New Zealand Bill of Rights 1990 56. These proposals extend existing prohibitions on overseas persons making donations on the basis of citizenship status, or place of incorporation or association. This limitation on the abil...

8. Director of Proceedings v N [2019] NZHRRT 38 [pdf, 953 KB]

   (1) ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF NAME, ADDRESS AND ANY OTHER IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS OF THE DEFENDANT. (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 38 UNDER Reference No. HRRT 092/2016 SECTION 50 OF THE HEAL TH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 BETWEEN AND AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines ONZM QC, Chairperson Ms K Anderson, Member Ms W Gilchrist, Member...

9. Director of Proceedings v McMillan [2020] NZHRRT 18 [pdf, 379 KB]

   ...(1) ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF NAME OR IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS OF AGGRIEVED PERSON, HER DAUGHTER AND THE DAUGHTER’S FATHER (2) ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OR OF THE TRIBUNAL IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2020] NZHRRT 18 Reference No. HRRT 005/2020 UNDER SECTION 50 OF THE HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND VICKI ANNE...

10. [2022] NZEmpC 52 Fechney v Employment Relations Authority [pdf, 382 KB]

    ...[37] Ms Fechney’s claim of discrimination amounting to bad faith principally relates to the documentation comment. Ms Fechney says the documentation comment was discriminatory. She relies on the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993. She says there was no basis for the Authority to make that comment which she says was irrelevant and without basis and therefore unjust and prejudicial. [38] Ms Fechney says that repeating the documentation comment in...