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1. BORA Taxation (Kiwisaver and Company Tax Rate Amendments) Bill [pdf, 386 KB]

   ...portfolio investment entity rules. CONSISTENCY WITH SECTION 19 OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS ACT 4. Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act protects the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds of discrimination set out in section 21 of the Human Rights Act 1993, including age (which means any age of 16 years old and over). 5. Taking into account the various domestic and overseas judicial pronouncements as to the meaning of discrimination, the key questions in assessing whether dis...

2. Memorandum-of-counsel-Amir-Bastani-representing-Mrs-El-Shazly-and-family.-11.3.2022.pdf [pdf, 227 KB]

   ...Document and Video Footage. Based on instructions of the Interested Parties, Counsel may request specific information in line with the provisions that were outlined in the Minute. 5. The Interested Parties intend to support the application for the Human Rights Commission to be granted leave to intervene. The Interested Parties believe the Human Rights Commission has a crucial role to play in the inquiry. Counsel submits that human right issues need to be completely considered...

3. Director of Human Rights Proceedings v INS Restorations Ltd [2012] NZHRRT 18 [pdf, 88 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2012] NZHRRT 18 Reference No. HRRT 035/2011 IN THE MATTER OF A CLAIM UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RIGHTS PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND INS RESTORATIONS LIMITED DEFENDANT AT HAMILTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Ms PJ Davies, Member Mr M Keefe JP, Member REPRESENTATION: Ms JM Ryan for the Director of Human Rights Proceedings No appearance for INS Restor...

4. BORA Aquaculture Reform Bill [pdf, 458 KB]

   ...race and ethnic origin), section 20, and potential issues in relation to sections 27(2) and 27(3) of the Bill of Rights Act. 16. Section 19(1) provides: Everyone has the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds of discrimination in the Human Rights Act 1993. 17. Section 20 provides: A person who belongs to an ethnic, religious, or linguistic minority in New Zealand shall not be denied the right, in community with other members of that minority, to enjoy the culture, to pr...

5. BORA Electoral Finance Bill [pdf, 444 KB]

   ...parties and candidates to organise and publicise themselves and their policies." 13. The same principle has been widely accepted as justifying regulation of electoral expression, including through expenditure limits. Notably, the United Nations Human Rights Committee has observed:[4] "Reasonable limitations on campaign expenditure may be justified where this is necessary to ensure that the free choice of voters is not undermined or the democratic process distorted by the disp...

6. Director of Human Rights Proceedings v Katui Early Childhood Learning Centre Ltd [2019] NZHRRT 55 [pdf, 193 KB]

   Reference No. HRRT 066/2016 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RIGHTS PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND KATUI EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTRE LIMITED DEFENDANT AT WHANGAREI BEFORE: Ms MA Roche, Co-Chairperson Mr RK Musuku, Member Ms GJ Goodwin, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr R Robins for plaintiff Mr R Mark for defendant DATE OF HEARING: 26 and 27 March 2019 DATE OF DECISION: 19 December 2019 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL1 I...

7. [2022] NZEmpC 39 Malcolm v The Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections [pdf, 332 KB]

   ...regard to the way in which the plaintiffs’ claims had been framed. [10] On the first issue, the Authority noted that the plaintiffs claimed that they were required to be vaccinated by their respective employers; they said this was a breach of the Human Rights Act 1993 (HR Act), the Employment Relations Act 2000 (ER Act), the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 (HDC Act), and the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (NZBR Act). [11] The Authority found that while the plaint...

8. RC - Felicity Boyd - Statement of Evidence - 17 December 2021 [pdf, 3.4 MB]

   ...(j) The National Policy Statement for Urban Development 2020 (NPSUD); (k) The Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 2021; (l) The Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Sources of Human Drinking Water) Regulations 2007; (m) The Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Plantation Forestry) Regulations 2017; 6 (n) The Water Conservation (Kawarau) Order 1997; (o) the National Planning Standards;...

9. Nisha v South Auckland Muslim Association Incorporated [2024] NZHRRT 68 [pdf, 631 KB]

   ...(FIANZ), which is the national body for Muslims in New Zealand. SAMA is based at, and operates, the Masjid-Al-Mustafa, as well as a 1 This decision is to be cited as Nisha v South Auckland Muslim Association Incorporated [2024] NZHRRT 68. IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2024] NZHRRT 68 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA Reference No. HRRT 046/2022 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN SHAMA NISHA PLAINTIFF AND SOUTH AUCKLAND MUSLIM ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED DEFENDANT AT A...

10. Mihaka v Housing New Zealand Corporation (Recusal Application) [2017] NZHRRT 7 [pdf, 227 KB]

    1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2017] NZHRRT 7 Reference No. HRRT 076/2015 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN TE RINGA MANGU NATHAN MIHAKA PLAINTIFF AND HOUSING NEW ZEALAND CORPORATION DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON – ON THE PAPERS BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Ms DL Hart, Member Hon KL Shirley, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr TRMN Mihaka in person assisted by Ms K Raue as McKenzie friend Ms FJ...