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1. [2015] NZSSAA 031, 8 May [pdf, 53 KB]

   ...appellants are in receipt of New Zealand Superannuation. The rate of New Zealand Superannuation they receive is reduced by the amount of the General Old Age pension (AOW) they receive from the Netherlands. [3] In 2011 the Netherlands government passed legislation which resulted in the payment of an allowance to persons qualifying for the AOW pension. A translation of the name of the legislation which resulted in this payment is the “Purchasing Power for Elderly Taxpayers Act”1...

2. Addressing-Stalking-in-NZ_Final-pack.pdf [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...Stakeholders, including victim-advocates, have long called for the creation of a standalone stalking offence. In June, I received a petition from the Coalition of the Safety of Women and Children (CSWC), calling for the introduction of anti- stalking legislation. At that time, I announced my commitment to introduce a Bill this year that would make stalking a criminal offence. 5 I have considered how best to criminalise stalking behaviours. In doing so, I have considered how to ensure the...

3. Proactive Release: Response to the third Universal Periodic Review recommendations [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...reservations. Accepted: 1, 5, 10, 18, 19, 26 Noted: 2-4, 6-9, 11-17, 20-25, 27. National human rights framework 7. Within New Zealand’s constitutional arrangements, human rights are protected through a variety of measures. For example, all draft legislation is assessed against the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (BORA) before introduction into Parliament. BORA codifies civil and political rights, including, freedom from discrimination. Agencies must also report on compliance o...

4. Review of the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004 Analysis of Replacement Regimes [pdf, 465 KB]

   ...should make the decision whether or not to allow such claims. Regulatory processes 57 Under Options one, two and four the Crown retains regulatory powers. It is assumed for the purposes of this RIS that existing regulatory processes, including legislative frameworks and decision-makers would not fundamentally change unless otherwise stated (e.g. the Resource Management Act 1991 would remain as the primary piece of regulatory legislation in the foreshore and seabed and local authorit...

5. OIA-106563.pdf [pdf, 3.6 MB]

   ...7/7/2023 Briefing Advice on Justice proposals for Strengthening the response Some information withheld under sections to youth offending behaviour in children and young people 9(2)(a) and 9(2)(h) 7 13/7/2023 Aide Memoire Cabinet: Strengthening the legislative response to serious Some information is out of scope and offending behaviour in children and young people some information withheld under sections 9(2)(g)(i) and 9(2)(h) 8 17/7/2023 Cabinet Paper Strengthening the legislative respo...

6. 3-Strikes-Proactive-Release-OIA-Requests_Final_Part6.pdf [pdf, 11 MB]

   ...Greive Founder Auditor-General raises flag on fast track consenting bill The auditor-general, John Ryan, and the parliamentary commissioner for the environment, Simon Upton, have urged the select committee reviewing the fast-track consenting legislation to consider changes. In his report, Ryan has encouraged the committee to consider whether the transparency and accountability arrangements in the bill are proportionate to the discretion being provided to ministers. He warns real...

7. 2019: A Big Year for Our Policy Team

   ...example, New Zealand has to present its Universal Periodic Review of New Zealand’s human rights record to the UN in Geneva. Rajesh says an unpredictable element is the Members’ ballot. “About a third of the bills able to be drawn amend Justice legislation, so we expect this will generate additional demand.” As the Government has an ambitious legislative programme in December Minister Little identified his immediate priorities. The Criminal Cases Review Commission Bill and Canterbury Ear...

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8. Official Information Act request Family and Sexual Violence [pdf, 3.8 MB]

   ...key role in improving experiences for people affected by family violence and sexual violence 17. In addition to the business as usual operations of the courts, the Ministry has FVSV work underway across a range of areas. These include policy and legislation, specialist courts, workforce development, operational improvements and the provision of community- based services. 18. Detailed information about FVSV prevalence in the courts, and the Ministry FVSV work programme can be f...

9. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - summary record 4th report [pdf, 51 KB]

   ...replies had been grouped into broad subject areas, rather than by sequence or order of articles, in order to facilitate discussion later. The first area concerned the reasons why human rights law had not been accorded higher status than ordinary legislation. 4. Ms. BUTLER (New Zealand) said that the granting of supreme status to the Bill of Rights Act 1990 (BORA) would require a special majority in Parliament or a referendum. At the constitutional conference convened by the Government...

10. [2021] NZEnvC 190 Wolf 2008 Limited v Whangarei District Council [pdf, 347 KB]

    ...that date, I am asked to declare the status of the existing consent until the determination of the application for extension. Interpretation of the provision The Interpretation Act 1999 was repealed on 28 October 2021. Interpretation of legislation is now governed by s 10 of the Legislation Act 2019 which came into force on that date. Section 10 now provides how to ascertain meaning of legislation: (1) The meaning of legislation must be ascertained from its text and in th...