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1. EoI-DHRP-v2 [pdf, 299 KB]

   DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RIGHTS PROCEEDINGS Expression of Interest in Appointment  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 (the address to which mail s...

2. The basis for all law

   ...can be found in a number of documents. Together with New Zealand's constitutional conventions (generally legally accepted ways of doing things), the following documents form our constitution: The Constitution Act 1986 The Electoral Act 1993  The Human Rights Act 1993    The New Zealand Bill Of Rights Act 1990 The Standing Orders of the House of Representatives The Treaty of Waitangi Other aspects of the constitution are also found in legislation in the United Kingdom and other...

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3. [2015] NZEmpC 138 NZ Meat Workers Union Inc v South Pacific Meats Ltd and Talley [pdf, 415 KB]

   ...invoked against it. In the end the divined statutory intent must prevail. [16] The New Zealand Apple and Pear Marketing Board case is also authority for the proposition that the rule of privilege applies to corporations as well as to individual human persons, 11 a question raised, albeit obliquely, in this case in respect of the first defendant. [17] In that regard, also, the defendants rely on s 29 of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (NZBORA) which says that, except whe...

4. Director of Human Rights Proceedings v Attorney-General [2020] NZHRRT 45 [pdf, 626 KB]

   ...IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS OF AGGRIEVED PERSON OR HIS STEP-DAUGHTER (2) ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE TRIBUNAL OR OF THE CHAIRPERSON Reference No. HRRT 091/2016 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RIGHTS PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND ATTORNEY-GENERAL DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Ms GJ Goodwin, Deputy Chairperson Ms DL Hart, Member Ms ST Scott QSM, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr M Timmins, Director of Human Rights Proc...

5. Pratt v General Distributors Limited [2025] NZHRRT 5 [pdf, 337 KB]

   ...slurred. Much to Mr Pratt’s frustration, others sometimes wrongly conclude that his unsteadiness on his feet and his slurred words indicate he is 1 This decision is to be cited as Pratt v General Distributors Limited [2025] NZHRRT 5. IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2025] NZHRRT 5 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA REFERENCE NO. HRRT 006/2020 & 008/2020 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN GRANT PRATT PLAINTIFF AND GENERAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED DEFENDANT...

6. BORA Visiting Forces Bill [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...official investigations of the cause of death of such individuals who have been killed as a result of the use of force by the service authorities of the visiting force. Section 8 – which states the “fundamental principle of the sanctity of human life”2 – provides: “No one shall be deprived of life except on such grounds as are established by law and are consistent with the principles of fundamental justice.” 29. The European Court of Human Rights – when considerin...

7. Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Bill [pdf, 277 KB]

   ...reducing nicotine levels). 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. The key questions in assessing whether there is a limit on the right to freedom from discrimination are: a. does the legislation draw a distinction on one of the prohibited grounds of...

8. Windle v The Island Grocer Ltd [2025] NZHRRT 23 [pdf, 506 KB]

   ...not wearing a mask and did not have his exemption certificate on him. Mr Windle alleges that the Island Grocer discriminated against him in relation to the 1 This decision is to be cited as Windle v The Island Grocer Ltd [2025] NZHRRT 23. IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2025] NZHRRT 23 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA REFERENCE NO. HRRT 024/2023 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN LEROY NATHAN WINDLE PLAINTIFF AND THE ISLAND GROCER LIMITED DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BE...

9. Director of Proceedings v Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora [2025] NZHRRT 22 [pdf, 424 KB]

   ...PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OR OF THE TRIBUNAL. REDACTED DECISION OF TRIBUNAL1 1 This decision is to be cited as Director of Proceedings v Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora [2025] NZHRRT 22. IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2025] NZHRRT 22 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA REFERENCE NO. HRRT 019/2025 UNDER THE HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 BETWEEN THE DIRECTOR OF PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND HEALTH NEW...

10. Directory of Official Information S-U [pdf, 1.1 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...