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1. D-com-Position-Profile [doc, 52 KB]

   POSITION PROFILE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION / TE KĀHUI TIKA TANGATA Position Title: Disability Rights Commissioner Reports to: Chief Commissioner Appointed by: Governor-General on the recommendation of the Minister of Justice Time commitment: Full-time (a reduced time commitment may be negotiable) Term: Up to 5 years Salary: As fixed by Remuneration Authority Location: The Human Rights Commission has offices in Auckland and Wellington. The appointee may be based in another centre but would...

2. Steele v MSC 2018 Ltd (Removal of Stay and Extension of Time) [2020] NZHRRT 6 [pdf, 467 KB]

   Reference No. HRRT 017/2019 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN MARCUS JAMES STEELE PLAINTIFF AND MSC 2018 LIMITED DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Ms J Foster, Deputy Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Dr JAG Fountain, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr MJ Steele in person Mr M Chawla, Director of MSC 2018 Limited for defendant DATE OF HEARING: Heard on the papers DATE OF DECISION: 3 March 2020 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL LIFTING STAY AND EXTENDING TIME...

3. Steele v MSC 2018 Ltd (Application for Removal of Stay) [2019] NZHRRT 26 [pdf, 216 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2019] NZHRRT 26 Reference No. HRRT 017/2019 UNDER HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN MARCUS JAMES STEELE PLAINTIFF AND MSC 2018 LIMITED DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines ONZM QC, Chairperson REPRESENTATION: Mr MJ Steele in person DATE OF HEARING: Heard on the papers DATE OF DECISION: 20 May 2019 DECISION OF CHAIRPERSON DISMISSING PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION...

4. HRRT Guide to filing a reply [pdf, 462 KB]

   A Guide to Filing a Reply What is the Human Rights Review Tribunal? The Human Rights Review Tribunal is a statutory body established to deal with certain cases that are brought under the following Acts: • The Human Rights Act 1993 • The Privacy Act 1993 and Privacy Act 2020 • The Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 The Tribunal is composed of a Chairperson and a panel of up to 20 members, all appointed by the Governor General on the recommendation of the Minister of Just...

5. HRRT guide to filing a reply [pdf, 68 KB]

   A Guide to Filing a Reply What is the Human Rights Review Tribunal? The Human Rights Review Tribunal is a statutory body established to deal with certain cases that are brought under the following Acts: • The Human Rights Act 1993 • The Privacy Act 2020 • The Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 The Tribunal is composed of a Chairperson and a panel of up to 20 members, all appointed by the Governor General on the recommendation of the Minister of Justice. When the Tribu...

6. Forms and Guides

   Forms and Guides used in the Human Rights Review Tribunal Form When to use Statement of Claim (Human Rights Act 1993) Use this form to make a claim under the Human Rights Act 1993 Statement of Claim (Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994) Use this form to make a claim under the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 Statement of Claim (Privacy Act 2020) Use this form to make a claim under the Privacy Act 2020 Privacy Act 2020 forms: Apply for an Access Direction Use this...

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7. BORA Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Bill [pdf, 352 KB]

   ...finding of “mental illness, abnormality or infirmity”.[28] 23. The distinction between penal and committal regimes has also been addressed in other international and comparative jurisdictions. In particular: 23.1 The United Nations Human Rights Committee has found the continued imprisonment regime considered by the High Court of Australia in Fardon to breach equivalent rights under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, but that regime did not contain a s...

8. BORA Parole Amendment Bill [pdf, 314 KB]

   ...5. The Parole Act requires that the substantive justification for continued imprisonment of an offender beyond their parole eligibility date is that their release on parole would be inconsistent with community safety.[7] The United Nations Human Rights Committee has held that to ensure that an offender’s continued detention beyond their parole eligibility date does not become arbitrary, there must be regular, periodic reviews of the individual offender’s case, by an independent...

9. FAQS

   Human rights implications and Bill of Rights Act vetting: FAQs  This page answers frequently asked questions about: human rights issues and implications in policy development the process of assessing Bills for consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (Bill of Rights Act vetting). For more information, contact the Ministry of Justice at boravet@justice.govt.nz.This page covers the following topics: Human rights in policy development When should I approach the Ministry of J...

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10. Secretary for Justice leads New Zealand delegation to UN Committee Against Torture Examination

    Secretary for Justice Andrew Kibblewhite is leading a delegation to the United Nations Committee Against Torture in Geneva, Switzerland.The Committee will examine Aotearoa New Zealand’s latest report under the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, starting tomorrow, 18 July from 8pm (NZT).The Convention requires countries to take effective measures to prevent torture and ill-treatment, to adequately address it when it happens, and to report p...

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