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1. Electoral (Registration of Sentenced Prisoners Amendment Bill [pdf, 3.3 MB]

   ...express a coherent view of moral responsibility, sentencing and democratic rights deeply held by many in society. The `social contractarian' approach to democratic rights upon which they draw may be in tension with the universalist promise of human rights, but to some extent this tension is built into s 12 itself, which restricts the right to vote to citizens (who have chosen to further restrict it to those citizens who are resident in or maintain a connection with die country), in c...

2. E39 Rob Van de Munckhof - Risk and NES Soil - EIC - Council [pdf, 727 KB]

   ...with the America’s Cup (the Application). 1.3. My evidence relates to the hazardous substance risk aspects of the Application, and also addresses the National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health (NES Soil). 2. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE 2.1. I am a Principal and Senior Environmental Engineer at Tonkin & Taylor. I hold the qualifications of Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical and Materials from Auckland Univers...

3. Harawira v New Zealand Management Academies Limited & McAuley (Strike Out) [2024] NZHRRT 59 [pdf, 249 KB]

   1 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL STRIKING OUT CLAIM1 1 This decision is to be cited as Harawira v New Zealand Management Academies Limited & McAuley (Strike Out) [2024] NZHRRT 59. IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2024] NZHRRT 59 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA Reference No. HRRT 007/2024 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN HONE PURIRI WILLIAM HARAWIRA (to be referred to as PURIRI) PLAINTIFF AND NEW ZEALAND MANAGEMENT ACADEMIES LIMITED FIRST DEFENDANT AND...

4. Apostolakis v Rennie (Strike-Out Application) 2017 NZHRRT 42 [pdf, 286 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2017] NZHRRT 42 Reference No. HRRT 010/2016 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN KATHY APOSTOLAKIS PLAINTIFF AND JACINDA RENNIE FIRST DEFENDANT AND JANA DE POLO SECOND DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Ms GJ Goodwin, Member Mr BK Neeson JP, Member REPRESENTATION: Mrs K Apostolakis in person Mr A Darroch for first defendant Ms J De Polo i...

5. Nixon v Attorney-General [2018] NZHRRT 9 [pdf, 301 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2018] NZHRRT 9 Reference No. HRRT 053/2015 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN CURTIS ANTONY NIXON PLAINTIFF AND ATTORNEY-GENERAL ON BEHALF OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Ms MA Roche, Co-Chairperson Ms GJ Goodwin, Member Ms K Anderson, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr CA Nixon in person Ms HM Carrad for defendant...

6. BORA Electoral (Finance Reform and Advance Voting) Amendment Bill [pdf, 306 KB]

   ...Electoral activity, including advertising by persons and bodies other than candidates and parties and the making of political donations, should take place in a robustly transparent way. 9. These principles have been widely accepted as consistent with human rights standards, including by the United Nations Human Rights Committee, [5] the European Court of Human Rights [6] and the Supreme Court of Canada. [7] The United States Supreme Court has, however, rejected the first principle, in...

7. Naidu v Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (Costs) [2018] NZHRRT 33 [pdf, 95 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2018] NZHRRT 33 Reference No. HRRT 036/2016 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN RAM NAIDU PLAINTIFF AND ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines ONZM QC, Chairperson Ms K Anderson, Member Hon KL Shirley, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr AR Bell for plaintiff Mr AJ Knowsley for defendant DATE OF HEARING: 16 and 17 April 2018 DATE OF...

8. Director of Human Rights Proceedings v Slater (Adjournment) [2014] NZHRRT 53 [pdf, 48 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2014] NZHRRT 53 Reference No. HRRT 036/2013 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RIGHTS PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND CAMERON JOHN SLATER DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Ms GJ Goodwin, Member Mr RK Musuku, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr SRG Judd for plaintiff Mr CJ Slater in person DATE OF HEARING: 28 and 29 October 2014 DATE OF MI...

9. BORA Resource Management Amendment Bill Vet [pdf, 215 KB]

   ...Consistency of the Bill with the Bill of Rights Act Section 19 - freedom from discrimination 8. Section 19 of the Bill of Rights Act affirms that everyone has the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds of discrimination set out in the Human Rights Act 1993 (‘the Human Rights Act’). 9. The key questions in assessing whether there is a limit on the right to freedom from discrimination are:1 a) does the legislation draw a distinction on one of the prohibited grou...

10. Thomas v Ministry of Social Development (Strike-Out Application) [2019] NZHRRT 39 [pdf, 234 KB]

    ...sent to various people and agencies. Those letters sought information 1 [This decision is to be cited as Thomas v Ministry of Social Development (Strike-Out Application) [2019] NZHRRT 39.] IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2019] NZHRRT 39 2 about Mr Thomas, pursuant to s 11 of the Social Security Act 1964 (SSA). Mr Thomas considers the letters breached his privacy and caused him harm. He complained about this to the Privacy Co...