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1. 07032025 Crimes Coward Punch Causing Injury or Death Amendment Bill [pdf, 302 KB]

   ...of Rights and 6 R v Vaillancourt (1987) 47 DLR (4th) 399 (SCC) (R v Vaillancourt) at [28] and [33]. 7 At [34] and [35]. 8 Subsection 213(d) of Criminal Code (R.S.C, 1985, c. C-46) “Homicide is murder where a person causes the death of a human being while committing or attempting to commit ... robbery ... whether or not the person means to cause death to any human being and whether or not he knows that death is likely to be caused to any human being, if ... he uses a weapon or ha...

2. BORA Fisheries Amendment Bill (No.2) [pdf, 13 KB]

   ...6. In accordance with your instructions, a copy of this opinion is attached for referral to the Minister of Justice. A copy is also attached for referral to the Minister of Fisheries, if you agree. Val Sim Chief Legal Counsel Bill of Rights/Human Rights Team Boris van Beusekom Senior Legal Adviser Bill of Rights/Human Rights Team cc Minister of Justice Minister of Fisheries Copy for your information In addition to the general disclaimer for all documents on this websi...

3. BORA New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income (Fair Residency) Amendment Bill [pdf, 132 KB]

   ...for receiving superannuation, could constitute a limit on the right to freedom from discrimination. Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act affirms that everyone has the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds of discrimination in the Human Rights Act 1993. Section 21 of the Human Rights Act provides that ethnic or national origin, which includes nationality or citizenship, is a prohibited ground of discrimination. 4. The Bill confers a greater entitlement on individuals ba...

4. Expression-of-Interest-Form [pdf, 174 KB]

   HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION / TE KĀHUI TIKA TANGATA DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSIONER Expression of Interest • Please personally complete this form and the statutory declaration. • Please provide a full curriculum vitae with your application. • Your application will be acknowledged by letter or email. Surname/Family Name _____________________________________________________________ First Name(s) _______________________________________________________________________ Full Postal Address (t...

5. OIA-Defamation and privacy claims [pdf, 283 KB]

   ...error. Thank you for your patience while a response to your request has been prepared. In response to your request, the Ministry is able to provide information on the number of defamation and privacy claims filed in the High and District Courts, and Human Rights Review Tribunal, respectively. Please refer to Tables 1 and 2 enclosed: • Tables 1 provides the number of applications filed for defamation in the High Court or the District Court, by year, from 1 January 2014 to 30 Septemb...

6. Turuki! Turuki! Moving Together [pdf, 2.9 MB]

   ...culturally biased • failing to meet diverse needs • confusing and alienating • costly, especially in terms of the loss of human potential. We have heard the call from New Zealanders for a new vision: A justice system that treats all people with humanity, dignity, respect and compassion, that recognises the mana inherent in all people and communities and enables the restoration of that mana whenever it has been diminished. In this report we set out values and principles which can p...

7. [2021] NZEmpC 77 Fleming v Attorney-General [pdf, 446 KB]

   ...Kuper, counsel for first and second defendants L Meys, counsel (litigation guardian) for third defendant P Cranney and A Kent, counsel for the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions as intervener J Hancock, E Vermunt and F Everard, counsel for the Human Rights Commission as intervener Judgment: 26 May 2021 JUDGMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE CHRISTINA INGLIS Introduction Justin Cootes was born in 1981. He is severely mentally and physically disabled and has been since...

8. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 AC evidence chief Mica Plowman [pdf, 9.5 MB]

   ...this conclusion in my peer review report. 23. Further, I understood that the marina and associated boat movements will not lead to an increase in coastal erosion in the bay, which has been the cause of the exposure of archaeological sites and human remains in the past, and presents a threat to their future condition. Maritime Heritage 24. The location of the remains of the MA Doran were not conclusively established as a result of the TDE archaeological assessment, however the...

9. Cooper v Hamilton Pharmacy 2011 Ltd (Strike-Out Application) [2017] NZHRRT 38 [pdf, 439 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2017] NZHRRT 38 Reference No. HRRT 068/2016 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN SIMON COOPER PLAINTIFF AND HAMILTON PHARMACY 2011 LIMITED FIRST DEFENDANT AND GRAHAM BURNETT SECOND DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Ms K Anderson, Member Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member REPRESENTATION: Ms AV Twaddle and Ms AJH Shadbolt for plaintiff Ms J Forrest and...

10. INZ (Calder) v Horan [2019] NZIACDT 13 (11 March 2019) [pdf, 274 KB]

    ...of my ability; (2) I am not obliged to “kowtow” to any public servant at whatever level; (3) I am not obliged to “kiss arse” to appease any public servant at any level they may have been promoted to; (4) I am simply here to serve my fellow human being and when I do so it is with every fibre of my being and I am respected for that dedication. I have had some inept public servants make formal complaints against me, and in some instances they have colluded in such actions however...