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1. [2021] NZEnvC 185 Otago Regional Council [pdf, 328 KB]

   ...already begun phasing out the use of waste oil as a dust suppressant. … Waste engine oil contains a large number of hazardous contaminants, including a number of carcinogens (Ward, 2016). These substances are known to be hazardous to both human health and the environment. Contaminants can be transferred to the environment when the oil is applied to roads or once the surface of the oiled road breaks down. When the surface breaks down and the road becomes dusty again, contaminant...

2. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 TGKL lay attach 8 state of gulf [pdf, 7.9 MB]

   ...State of the Environment Report 17 3 The Gulf 21 3.1 Natural setting 22 3.1.1 Geology 22 3.1.2 Rivers 24 3.1.3 Currents and circulation 24 3.1.4 Sediments 26 3.1.5 Reefs 28 3.1.6 The gulf ecosystem 29 3.1.7 Terrestrial ecology 33 3.2 Human impacts 34 3.3 Strategic considerations 41 4 Environmental Indicators 43 4.1 Fisheries 44 4.1.1 Fishing in the Hauraki Gulf 45 4.1.2 Indicators of fisheries sustainability 47 4.1.3 Snapper 50 4.1.4 Crayfish 53 4.1.5 Cockles 55...

3. Guo v PwC (Discovery and Search Order) [2021] NZHRRT 22 [pdf, 349 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2021] NZHRRT 22 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA Reference No. HRRT 024/2016 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 2020 BETWEEN YAN GUO PLAINTIFF AND PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines ONZM QC, Chairperson REPRESENTATION: Ms Y Guo in person assisted by Ms Li Yan (her mother) as McKenzie friend Mr TL Clarke for defendant Ms HC Stuart for CityMed Medical Centre L...

4. BORA Employment Relations (Probationary Employment) Amendment Bill [pdf, 281 KB]

   ...Relations Authority and the Employment Court in respect of personal grievances, mediation services, actions to recover wage arrears, and any other dispute arising during the probationary period. However, subclause (4)(a) preserves the jurisdiction on the Human Rights Commission in respect of complaints of discrimination under the Human Rights Act 1993. 4. We have concluded that the Bill appears to be consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the Bill of Rights Act. Jeff Orr...

5. BORA Taxation (Depreciation, Payment Dates Alignment, and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill [pdf, 88 KB]

   ...whether certain clauses of the Bill could give rise to various issues of discrimination under section 19 of the Bill of Rights Act. Section 19(1) of that Act provides the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds set out in section 21 of the Human Rights Act 1993 (the ‘Human Rights Act’). These grounds include, inter alia, age (defined as any age commencing with the age of 16 years), and sexual orientation. 6. In our view, taking into account the various domestic and ov...

6. BORA Summary Proceedings Amendment Bill (No 2) [pdf, 288 KB]

   ...jurisdictions, see M Nowak CCPR Commentary (2nd ed, N P Engel, Kehl, Germany, 2005), p 329-331, Joseph et al The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (2nd ed Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2004) at paras 14.70-14.74, and General Comment 32 (Human Rights Committee) (relating to Article 14(2) of the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights); Richard Clayton and Hugh Tomlinson (eds) The Law of Human Rights (2nd ed, OUP, New York, 2009) at 11.253- 11.261 and S Tre...

7. BORA Land Transfer (Foreign Ownership of Land Register) Amendment Bill [pdf, 168 KB]

   ...and the general public. Inconsistency with s 19(1) — Right to be free from discrimination 5. Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act affirms that everyone has the right to freedom from discrimination on the prohibited grounds in s 21 of the Human Rights Act 1993. The Human Rights Act provides that ethnic or national origins, which includes nationality or citizenship, is a prohibited ground of discrimination.1 6. The key questions in assessing whether there is a limit on the right to...

8. BORA National War Memorial Park (Pukeahu) Empowering Bill [pdf, 211 KB]

   ...Office of Legal Counsel. Melanie Webb Acting Chief Legal Counsel Office of Legal Counsel [1] [2] http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/ArcAggregator/arcView/resource/IE26146201/http:/www.justice.govt.nz/policy/constitutional-law-and-human-rights/human-rights/bill-of-rights/national-war-memorial-park-pukeahu-empowering-bill#_ftnref1 http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/ArcAggregator/arcView/resource/IE26146201/http:/www.justice.govt.nz/policy/constitutional-law-and-human-rights/h...

9. JM v Minister for NZSIS (Interim Name Suppression) [2023] NZHRRT 8 [pdf, 100 KB]

   ...DECISION: 12 April 2023 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL GRANTING PLAINTIFF INTERIM NAME SUPRESSION1 1 [This decision is to be cited as JM v Minister for NZSIS (Interim Name Suppression) [2023] NZHRRT 8. Note – non-publication restrictions] IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2023] NZHRRT 8 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA 2 INTRODUCTION [1] JM alleges that the Minister responsible for the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (Minister) has interfered with his privacy...

10. Steele v Community Leisure Centre Ltd (Strike-Out Application) [2019] NZHRRT 9 [pdf, 254 KB]

    1 (1) ORDER THAT FIFTH SENTENCE IN PARAGRAPH [5] NOT BE PUBLISHED TO ANY PERSONS OTHER THAN THE PARTIES IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2019] NZHRRT 9 Reference No. HRRT 063/2016 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN MARCUS STEELE PLAINTIFF AND COMMUNITY LEISURE MANAGEMENT LIMITED DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Ms MA Roche, Co-Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Mr BK Neeson JP, Member REPRESENTATION: M...