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...person R Shaw, counsel for the Chief Executive DECISION Background [1] The issue in each of these appeals is whether at the relevant time XXXX (the appellant) had a dependent child (her son SL) and, if so, whether she was entitled to Disability Allowance on account of SL (SSA 148/16) and/or Jobseeker Support Student Hardship Allowance at the rate of a person with a dependent child (SSA 141/17).1 1 The appeals are brought onl...
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...Executive on 2 December 2004. No date was given for the decision of the BRC although the agent attached a BRC decision dated 27 June 2018. The BRC had reviewed the Ministry’s decision on 18 March 2017 to regrant the 2 applicant’s Disability Allowance at the maximum rate and Special Benefit at $26.50 per week from 6 March 2017. [3] On 24 January 2019, the Authority convened a telephone conference to clarify which decision was being appealed, the grounds for the appea...
...New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. I conclude the Bill is consistent with that Act. 2. The Bill amends the Human Rights Act 1993. The explanatory note provides the Bill enables the establishment within the Human Rights Commission of a full-time Disability Rights Commissioner, with a view to implementing one of the requirements in Article 33 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, being to “maintain, strengthen, designate or establish within the...
...damages for emotional harm “anxiety and stress” caused to AAF and AAG and family. The claim also included damages for costs of transport on hospital and related visits. The matter has been the subject of an investigation by the Health and Disability Commissioner. The Respondent had followed a recommendation by the Commissioner and refunded the cost of the treatment. Issue [4] Does the Tribunal have jurisdiction to hear the claim? Law [5] The Disputes Tribuna...
...Making trust law more accessible. Whether s 19 is at issue 6. Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act provides that everyone has the right to freedom from discrimination on grounds set out in the Human Rights Act 1993. Those grounds include age and disability. 2 4135720_TRUSTS BILL_ ADVICE TO AG.DOCX 6.1 Age means any age commencing with the age of 16.1 6.2 Disability is defined to include intellectual or psychological disability or impairment and any other loss or abnormalit...
...justice.govt.nz/legal-advice-and-support • ask for a list of local lawyers at your local Citizens Advice Bureau or Community Law Centre. To find out more about legal aid: Freephone Legal Aid (Ministry of Justice) on 0800 253 425. Accessible services Auckland Disability Law offers free and accessible legal services to people with a disability or a hearing impairment. • Phone 09 257 5140 or text 027 457 5140 • Email info@adl.org.nz Services for youth Youth Law offers free legal...
...legislation treats two comparable groups of people differently on one or more of the prohibited grounds of discrimination. Whether disadvantage arises is a factual determination. 2 7. Section 21(1)(h) of the Human Rights Act 1993 provides that disability is a prohibited ground of discrimination. Disability is defined as including physical, intellectual or psychological disability or impairment and physical or psychiatric illness, among other characteristics. 8. Clause 4(1)(d) of Sche...
...Act Section 19(1) – Freedom from discrimination 6. Section 19 of the Bill of Rights Act affirms that everyone has the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds set out in the Human Rights Act 1993, which include the grounds of sex and disability.1 1 Human Rights Act 1993, s 21(1)((a) and (h). 7. The key questions in assessing whether a Bill places a limit on the right to freedom from discrimination are:2 a. does the...
...choose to represent yourself in court, it may help to get guidance from your local Community Law Centre. It’s important to let the Family Court know immediately if your contact details change. 5 Accessible services Auckland Disability Law offers free and accessible legal services to people with a disability or a hearing impairment. • Phone 09 257 5140 or text 027 457 5140 • Email info@adl.org.nz Services for youth Youth Law offers free legal adv...