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1. [2016] NZSSAA 52 (16 June 2016) [pdf, 55 KB]

   ...Accordingly, on 21 August 2015 the car repayments, which had been included in the assessment of Special Benefit at $100 per week, were excluded. Allowable costs which remained included in the assessment were accommodation costs of $225 per week, disability-related expenses of $9.99 a week, and other loan repayments of $60 a week. A decision was made to pay Special Benefit at 30% of allowable costs which was $88.50 per week, that being the lesser of the deficiency rate and 30% of all...

2. Director of Proceedings v Rolston [2021] NZHRRT 35 [pdf, 449 KB]

   ...(2) ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OR OF THE TRIBUNAL IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2021] NZHRRT 35 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA Reference No. HRRT 020/2021 UNDER THE HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND STEVE ROLSTON DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Ms GJ Goodwin, Deputy Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Ms SB Isaacs, Member REPRESENTATI...

3. Director of Proceedings v Health New Zealand [2024] NZHRRT 37 [pdf, 710 KB]

   ...OF NAME OR IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS OF THE AGGRIEVED PERSON AND THE AGGRIEVED PERSON’S PARENTS (2) ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OR OF THE TRIBUNAL Reference No. HRRT 015/2024 UNDER THE HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND HEALTH NEW ZEALAND TE WHATU ORA DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Ms GJ Goodwin, Deputy Chairperson Ms BL Klippel, Member Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member...

4. Regulatory Impact Statement Human Rights Amendment Bill [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...Statement (‘RIS’) has been prepared by the Ministry of Justice. It provides an analysis of options to change the role and structure of the Human Rights Commission in order to strengthen its performance. On 20 October 2010, the Minister for Disability Issues, Hon Tariana Tūria, announced the establishment of a full-time Disability Rights Commissioner within the Commission. To formally establish this role, the Act will need to be amended. This provided an opportunity to review th...

5. Kelly v Tall Poppies Education Limited [2024] NZHRRT 54 [pdf, 339 KB]

   ...The plaintiff says she is an individual, not her diagnosis, and it is wrong to assume children in her care may have been at risk. [6] The defendants deny the discrimination on the basis their actions were not by reason of the plaintiff’s disability. [7] The defendants point to regulation 57 of the Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 (Regulation 57). This Regulation required Tall Poppies as an operator and the plaintiff as an educator to exclude persons “in...

6. Supplementary-Analysis-Report-Incitement-of-Hatred-Amending-the-Human-Rights-Act-1993-to-include-ground-of-religious-belief.pdf [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   ...discrimination, making it illegal for government agencies, private organisations or individuals to discriminate based on those grounds. The grounds are: sex; marital status; religious belief; ethical belief; colour; race; ethnic or national origins; disability; age; political opinion; employment status; family status; and sexual orientation. 2 Wall v Fairfax New Zealand Ltd [2018] NZHC 104, [2018] 2 NZLR 47, at paragraph 56. Supplementary Analysis Report: Incitement of Hatred –...

7. Directory of Official Information G-I [pdf, 830 KB]

   ...District Health Board ...................................................................................25 Ministry of Health ...............................................................................................................27 Health and Disability Commissioner .................................................................................35 Te Hiringa Hauora | Health Promotion Agency ................................................................40 Health Quality and S...

8. Directory of Official Information G-I [pdf, 834 KB]

   ...District Health Board ...................................................................................25 Ministry of Health ...............................................................................................................27 Health and Disability Commissioner .................................................................................35 Te Hiringa Hauora | Health Promotion Agency ................................................................40 Health Quality and S...

9. Director of Proceedings v The Ultimate Care Group Ltd [2022] NZHRRT 17 [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF NAME OR IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS OF THE AGGRIEVED PERSON (2) ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OR OF THE TRIBUNAL Reference No. HRRT 007/2022 UNDER THE HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND THE ULTIMATE CARE GROUP LIMITED DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Ms GJ Goodwin, Deputy Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Ms BL Klippel, Member...

10. Fourth-UPR-Recommendations_FINAL_Redacted-v2.pdf [pdf, 616 KB]

    ...provided to agencies to take into consideration. Focus areas of the submissions were indigenous rights and ethnic minorities, national human rights framework and international cooperation, criminal justice system and access to justice, children, disabled people, and the right to health. 14. Twenty-two agencies provided responses to the recommendations that sit within their portfolios. They also provided actions that implement the recommendations, which will be captured in Human Righ...