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1. Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Rates Rebate Amendment Bill [pdf, 213 KB]

   ...amended by Order in Council. Consistency of the Bill with the Bill of Rights Act Section 19 – freedom from discrimination 7. Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act affirms the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds set out in the Human Rights Act 1993 (the Human Rights Act). 8. Two factors must be met for discrimination to be identified under section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act:1 a. there is a differential treatment or effect as between persons or groups i...

2. Courts and tribunals

   ...Tribunal and the Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal. The Ministry administers 28 tribunals in total (including authorities and committees). Some of these are established in legislation administered by the Ministry of Justice (for example, the Human Rights Review tribunal, and the Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal) and some are established in legislation administered by other agencies (for example, the Social Security Appeal Authority). Generally, the Ministry has placed most...

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3. [2022] NZEnvC 063 Wayfare Group Ltd v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 861 KB]

   ...District Plan: (i) Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Electricity Transmission Activities) Regulations 2009. (ii) Resource Management (National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health) Regulations 2011. (iii) Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Telecommunication Facilities) Regulations 2016. (iv) Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Plantation Forestry) Regulat...

4. [2013] NZEmpC 155 Clark v Idea Services Ltd [pdf, 270 KB]

   ...this case. [11] In the early days of his employment with ISL, in mid-May 2008, Mr Clark arranged for the publication of advertisements for casual/relief Community Service Worker (CSW) staff. These came to the notice of ISL’s National Human Resources Manager, Scott Gwynn, who communicated with Mr Clark by email expressing his “serious concerns about the detail and grammatical content of the advertisement” and asking that it be withdrawn from publication and not repea...

5. Directory of Official Information S-U [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...Bureau, New Zealand Defence Force and New Zealand Police to facilitate their functions and co-operating with other agencies to respond to an imminent threat to life or safety. In exercising its functions, the NZSIS acts in accordance with the law and human rights obligations, independently and impartially, and in a manner that facilitates democratic oversight. Oversight The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) is the parliamentary oversight mechanism for the intelligence agencies,...

6. Directory of Official Information S-U [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...Bureau, New Zealand Defence Force and New Zealand Police to facilitate their functions and co-operating with other agencies to respond to an imminent threat to life or safety. In exercising its functions, the NZSIS acts in accordance with the law and human rights obligations, independently and impartially, and in a manner that facilitates democratic oversight. Oversight The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) is the parliamentary oversight mechanism for the intelligence agencies...

7. Directory of Official Information S-U [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...Bureau, New Zealand Defence Force and New Zealand Police to facilitate their functions and co-operating with other agencies to respond to an imminent threat to life or safety. In exercising its functions, the NZSIS acts in accordance with the law and human rights obligations, independently and impartially, and in a manner that facilitates democratic oversight. Oversight The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) is the parliamentary oversight mechanism for the intelligence agencies...

8. Directory of Official Information S-U [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...Bureau, New Zealand Defence Force and New Zealand Police to facilitate their functions and co-operating with other agencies to respond to an imminent threat to life or safety. In exercising its functions, the NZSIS acts in accordance with the law and human rights obligations, independently and impartially, and in a manner that facilitates democratic oversight. Oversight The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) is the parliamentary oversight mechanism for the intelligence agencies...

9. Directory of Official Information S-U [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...Bureau, New Zealand Defence Force and New Zealand Police to facilitate their functions and co-operating with other agencies to respond to an imminent threat to life or safety. In exercising its functions, the NZSIS acts in accordance with the law and human rights obligations, independently and impartially, and in a manner that facilitates democratic oversight. Oversight The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) is the parliamentary oversight mechanism for the intelligence agencies...

10. [2024] NZEmpC 147 MW v Spiga Ltd [pdf, 740 KB]

    ...(attendance excused for 9 October 2023) K Dalziel and J Wong, counsel for Privacy Commissioner as intervener P O’Neil (via VMR), counsel for Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) Incorporated as intervener K Khanna (via VMR), agent for Human Resources Institute of New Zealand as intervener D Nilsson, counsel and H Ewen, advocate for Stuff Limited, NZME Publishing Limited and Radio New Zealand Limited as interveners P Kiely and A Kamphorst, counsel for Business...