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1. Directory of Official Information 2019 S-U [pdf, 1.5 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. Warrants The NZSIS is able to seek a range of authorisations from urgent to very urgent to Type 1 and Type 2 intelligence war...

2. Supplementary Government Response to Law Commissions report [pdf, 479 KB]

   ...These changes will enhance complainants’ confidence that their complaints can be resolved quickly and efficiently. The proposal will enable the Commissioner to make decisions on complaints relating to access to information, rather than the Human Rights Review Tribunal. The Commissioner’s decisions can be appealed to the Tribunal. This implements a recommendation of the Law Commission. 5 Other proposals The Government has also agreed to a number of other proposals,...

3. Directory of Official Information J-L [pdf, 836 KB]

   ...Emblems and Names Protection Act 1981 • Habeas Corpus Act 2001 • Harassment Act 1997 • Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015 • Hawke’s Bay Regional Planning Committee Act 2015 • Hotel Association of New Zealand Act 1969 • Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2004 • Human Rights Act 1993 • Imperial Laws Application Act 1988 • Imprisonment for Debt Limitation Act 1908 • Independent Police Conduct Authority Act 1988 • Inferior Courts Procedure...

4. Directory of Official Information J-L [pdf, 834 KB]

   ...Emblems and Names Protection Act 1981 • Habeas Corpus Act 2001 • Harassment Act 1997 • Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015 • Hawke’s Bay Regional Planning Committee Act 2015 • Hotel Association of New Zealand Act 1969 • Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2004 • Human Rights Act 1993 • Imperial Laws Application Act 1988 • Imprisonment for Debt Limitation Act 1908 • Independent Police Conduct Authority Act 1988 • Inferior Courts Procedure...

5. [2013] NZEmpC 179 George v Auckland Council [pdf, 267 KB]

   ...the Council submits, reflects the fact that Ms George sat on the advice she received and did nothing about it. She refutes any such inference. Ms George is sure that she told Mr Monk about the draft report and that he asked her to send it to Human Resources, which she believes she would have done. She gave evidence that such an approach would be consistent with her usual practice of forwarding documents of interest, either via email or by way of hard copy distribution. She would...

6. NZLS Predictions in an Uncertain World [pdf, 957 KB]

   ...three classes of causes (of effects) in the RMA: 1. activities (or its synonym38 “uses”); 2. natural hazards; and 3. climate change. The first class is familiar to lawyers. It is simply a subset of the array of activities undertaken by humans. [22] As for the other two classes, s 2 RMA states: natural hazard means any atmospheric or earth or water related occurrence (including earthquake, tsunami, erosion, volcanic and geothermal activity, landslip, subsidence, sedimenta...

7. Directory of Official Information G-I [pdf, 830 KB]

   ........................................................................................................55 New Zealand Horticulture Export Authority .....................................................................57 Ministry of Housing and Urban Development ..................................................................60 Human Rights Commission ...............................................................................................63 Hutt Valley District Health Board..........

8. Directory of Official Information G-I [pdf, 834 KB]

   ........................................................................................................55 New Zealand Horticulture Export Authority .....................................................................57 Ministry of Housing and Urban Development ..................................................................60 Human Rights Commission ...............................................................................................63 Hutt Valley District Health Board..........

9. BORA Juries (Jury Service and Protection of Particulars of Jury List Information) Amendment Bill [pdf, 368 KB]

   ...prohibited ground of disability. The clause provides for individuals to be treated differently depending on their capacity to perform a juror’s duty, not on the basis of disability. A person may have a disability in terms of the definition in the Human Rights Act 1993, and not be eligible for a permanent excusal because they are capable of performing a juror’s duty. [5] 7. No discriminatory impact arises from either the differential treatment on the basis of age or disability. Acc...

10. BORA Electoral Amendment Bill [pdf, 288 KB]

    ...orderly elections; and 7.3 The extension of financial disclosure obligations to loans appears brings such funding into line with other sources of electoral finance. 8. It is also material, noting the approach in particular of the European Court of Human Rights in Animal Defenders, above, that these amendments follow recommendations of the Electoral Commission, a non-partisan body, and of the parliamentary inquiry into the 2011 general election. On that basis, we conclude that these lim...