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1. BORA Criminal Procedure Bill [pdf, 88 KB]

   ...crime one has been acquitted of. In that regard, s 26(2) of the Bill of Rights Act is based on art 14(7) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (“ICCPR”). When determining the appropriate interpretation of art 14, the UN Human Rights Committee has found that most State parties make a clear distinction between a resumption of a trial justified by exceptional circumstances and a re-trial prohibited pursuant to the principal ne bis in idem as contained in art 14(7)...

2. Sionepulu v Downer NZ Ltd & Police [2012] NZHRRT 16 [pdf, 63 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2012] NZHRRT 16 Reference No. HRRT 036/2011 IN THE MATTER OF A CLAIM UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN JENNIFER MAPA SIONEPULU PLAINTIFF AND DOWNER NZ LTD FIRST DEFENDANT AND COMMISSIONER OF POLICE SECOND DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Mr R Musuku, Member Mr B Neeson, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr J Butler, husband of Plaintiff Ms CF Parkhill and M...

3. Sionepulu v Downer and Police (Costs) [2012] NZHRRT 22 [pdf, 76 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2012] NZHRRT 22 Reference No. HRRT 036/2011 IN THE MATTER OF A CLAIM UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN JENNIFER MAPA SIONEPULU PLAINTIFF AND DOWNER NZ LTD FIRST DEFENDANT AND COMMISSIONER OF POLICE SECOND DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Mr R Musuku, Member Mr B Neeson, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr J Butler, husband of Plaintiff Ms CF Parkhill and M...

4. Eaglesome v Department of Corrections (Interim Orders) [2015] NZHRRT 20 [pdf, 38 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2015] NZHRRT 20 Reference No. HRRT 009/2015 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN WAYNE JURY EAGLESOME (ALSO KNOWN AS ALEXANDER DE VILLIERS) PLAINTIFF AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS DEFENDANT TRIBUNAL: Rodger Haines QC, Chairperson REPRESENTATION: Mr WJ Eaglesome in person Ms A Mobberley and Mr M Freedman for defendant DATE OF DECISION: 8 June 2015 at 3pm...

5. BORA Taxation (Budget Measures: Family Incomes Package) Bill [pdf, 170 KB]

   ...transfer system. Consistency of the Bill with the Bill of Rights Act Section 19(1) – Freedom from discrimination 5. Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act affirms the right to be free from discrimination on the prohibited grounds set out in the Human Rights Act 1993 (‘the Human Rights Act’). 6. The key questions determining whether legislation limits the freedom from discrimination are: 1 a. does the legislation draw a distinction on one of the prohibited grounds of...

6. Kapiarumala v New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference (Withdrawal of Solicitor) [2017] NZHRRT 56 [pdf, 132 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2017] NZHRRT 56 Reference No. HRRT 040/2017 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN ALEX KAPIARUMALA PLAINTIFF AND ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH (NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC BISHOPS CONFERENCE) FIRST DEFENDANT AND MICHAEL GIELEN SECOND DEFENDANT AND SEXUAL ABUSE PROTOCOL COMMITTEE THIRD DEFENDANT AND BISHOP STEPHEN LOWE FOURTH DEFENDANT TRIBUNAL: Rodger Haines QC, Chairperson REPRESENT...

7. Defend a claim

   ...proceedings for the enforcement of a compliance notice under section 130 of the Privacy Act Enforcement of compliance notice - Reply – Privacy Act 2020 Seek legal advice if there is anything you don’t understand. Defend a claim brought under the Human Rights Act 1993 and Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 You can defend a claim made against you brought under the Human Rights Act 1993 and Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 by sending a Statement of Reply to the Tribunal. T...

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8. Response-to-Committee-against-Torture-Recommendations_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 682 KB]

   ...paper seeks approval to actions to implement recommendations from the United Nations Committee against Torture, which New Zealand received in July 2023. Relation to government priorities 2 The response to the recommendations will improve our domestic human rights protections and support our reputation as an international leader in the field of human rights. Executive Summary 3 In July 2023, New Zealand was examined on its seventh periodic report under the Convention against Torture. Fo...

9. ABC v XYZ (Costs) [2013] NZHRRT 27 [pdf, 47 KB]

   1 (1) ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF NAME, ADDRESS OR IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS OF THE PLAINTIFF AND 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 [2013] NZHRRT 27 Reference No. HRRT 029/2012 UNDER SECTION 51 OF THE HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 BETWEEN ABC PLAINTIFF AND XYZ DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BEFORE:...

10. Fehling v New Zealand Post (Lifting of Stay) [2013] NZHRRT 43 [pdf, 47 KB]

    1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2013] NZHRRT 43 Reference No. HRRT 027/2012 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN FRIEDRICH JOACHIM FEHLING PLAINTIFF AND NEW ZEALAND POST LIMITED DEFENDANT BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Ms GJ Goodwin, Member Mr BK Neeson, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr FJ Fehling in person Dr AS Butler and Mr TCE Miller for Defendant DATE OF DECISION: 19 December 2013 DECISION OF TRIBUN...