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1. BORA Public Health Bill [pdf, 617 KB]

   ...30. The Ministry of Health has advised that the current legislative framework for the protection of public health is outdated. Current trends in international travel; new and emerging threats such as emerging conditions like SARS and new forms of human influenza, but also harm caused by chemical and radionuclear sources; and, changes in international law (in particular, the adoption of the International Health Regulations) all require an updated approach. 31. The Bill, therefore, substan...

2. Rafiq v Commissioner of Police [2012] NZHRRT 13 [pdf, 98 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2012] NZHRRT 13 Reference No. HRRT 032/2011 IN THE MATTER OF A CLAIM UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN RAZDAN RAFIQ PLAINTIFF AND COMMISSIONER OF POLICE DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Dr S Hickey, Member Dr A Trlin, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr Rafiq in person (no appearance) Mr E Child and Mr T Hallett-Hook for Defendant DATE OF HEARING: 11 and 12 A...

3. EMPC speech GUEST LECTURE Privacy Employment Interface delivered in June 2016 [pdf, 311 KB]

   ...ground for employment disputes. This is hardly surprising. Facebook posts have a permanence and a potentially wider (sometimes unforeseen) audience that casual conversations over a takeaway coffee do not. The highly publicised decision of the Human Rights Review Tribunal in Hammond v Credit Union Baywide3 has recently generated a considerable amount of discussion about privacy rights and what an employer can and cannot do. It is unclear whether Ms Hammond was in an employment r...

4. Williams v Police (Strike-Out Application No. 2) [2020] NZHRRT 26 [pdf, 696 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2020] NZHRRT 26 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA Reference No. HRRT 014/2016 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN JAMES LEONARD WILLIAMS PLAINTIFF AND NEW ZEALAND POLICE DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines ONZM QC, Chairperson Ms SB Isaacs, Member Mr M Koloamatangi, Member REPRESENTATION: Ms N Levy QC for plaintiff (Mr JL Williams observing by AVL from Waikeria Prison) Mr M McKi...

5. Appendix 2 Draft Annex to 23rd-24th Reports under the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination [pdf, 420 KB]

   ...elders) on each of the atolls. 6. Tokelau is currently developing a new Tokelau National Strategic Plan 2021-2026 to guide decision making for a five-year period. The Interim Tokelau National Strategic Plan 2020-2021 focussed on good governance, human development, infrastructure development, sustainability and climate change. It also included a commitment to protect the unique local language and culture. 7. Tokelau continues to consider what further steps it might take in light of the ob...

6. Mauve v Oranga Tamariki [2024] NZHRRT 38 [pdf, 306 KB]

   ...DATE OF HEARING: 18-20 December 2023 DATE OF DECISION: 9 August 2024 REDACTED PUBLISHED DECISION OF TRIBUNAL1 1 This decision is to be cited as Mauve v Oranga Tamariki [2024] NZHRRT 38. Note publication restrictions. IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2024] NZHRRT 38 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA 2 [1] Ms Mauve provided foster care for a child placed in her care by Oranga Tamariki. However, in May 2018, Oranga Tamariki remo...

7. [2010] NZEmpC 107 Coy v Commissioner of Police [pdf, 14 KB]

   ...the Commissioner. The Commissioner referred the grievance to Ms Penn who, as I understand her role, is not a lawyer and was not engaged to provide the Commissioner with legal advice. Rather, the Commissioner, sought Ms Penn’s advice as a human resources practitioner about the matters the subject of Ms Coy’s grievance. Ms Penn was engaged because of her independence and expertise in the field of human resources and to undertake investigations on behalf of the Commissioner in...

8. Rafiq v Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (Costs) [2013] NZHRRT 32 [pdf, 36 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2013] NZHRRT 32 Reference No. HRRT 037/2011, 038/2011 & 039/2011 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BY THE DEFENDANT FOR COSTS BETWEEN RAZDAN RAFIQ PLAINTIFF AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE, MINISTRY OF BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND EMPLOYMENT DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey, Member Dr AD Trlin, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr R Rafi...

9. Sax v Triathlon Tauranga Inc (Strike-Out) [2022] NZHRRT 35 [pdf, 91 KB]

   ...amended statement of claim was filed on 29 October 2015 and a statement of reply to the amended statement of claim was filed on 27 November 2015. 1 [This decision is to be cited as Sax v Triathlon Tauranga Inc (Strike-Out) [2022] NZHRRT 35.] IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2022] NZHRRT 35 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA 2 [4] On 27 January 2016 and again on 12 April 2016 the Tribunal contacted Ms Sax by email regarding the scheduling of a teleconference. No reply to eith...

10. UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

    ...more Read the latest reports relating to New Zealand, produced under the reporting procedure provided for by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and Optional Protocol. You can also read reports from previous years. Reporting procedure for the core human rights instruments of the United Nations New Zealand's common core document: 'Human Rights Review 2010' Convention on the Rights of the Child (Māori translation) Committee on the Rights of the Child Back to top...

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