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1. INZ (Calder) v Horan [2019] NZIACDT 23 (23 April 2019) [pdf, 163 KB]

   ...earlier decision. [5] Mr Horan accused multiple immigration officers in numerous communications of being amongst other things, inept, callous, arrogant, insensitive, uncaring, unconscionable and unprofessional, of being unable to distinguish basic human rights and ignoring the principles of fairness, of treating clients worse than New Zealanders treat animals and of being corrupt, overzealous and overbearing. [6] Furthermore, Mr Horan declined to copy to a client an important commun...

2. ENV-2016-AKL-000xxx New Zealand Steel Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 182 KB]

   ...and industrial discharges to air. (iii) E14. Air quality … E14.2. Objectives [rcp/rp] (1) Air quality ... (2) Air discharges from use and development meet national air quality standards Auckland Ambient Air Quality Standards. (3) Human health, … 100053497/5125981 8 (iv) E14.3 Policies [rcp/rp] (1) Protect human health by requiring that air discharges do not cause ambient air quality to exceed the Auckland Ambient Air Quality Standards in Table E14.3.1 fo...

3. Dunworth v McLachlan [2010] NZWHT Auckland 6 [pdf, 89 KB]

   ...called a site manager, project manager or a developer does not matter. The duty is attached to the function in the development process and not the description of a person. [18] The claimants allege that it was Mr McLachlan who was the human being who on behalf of Hanley Hall took responsibility for the direction and supervision of the development of this dwelling. Ms Dunworth submitted that the claimants were not intending to “pierce the corporate veil” in that their...

4. Proactive release – Process for developing a national strategy for eliminating family violence and sexual violence with Interim Te Rōpū [pdf, 814 KB]

   ...no financial implications at this stage as costs will be met within baselines. Legislative Implications 20. This paper has no direct legislative implications. Impact Analysis 21. A regulatory impact or compliance cost statement is not required. Human Rights 22. Implementing a strategy and action plan to eliminate family violence and sexual violence assists the Government to meet its human rights obligations in the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Ag...

5. DI v C Ltd [2024] NZDT 114 (10 April 2024) [pdf, 232 KB]

   ...five days before check-in. Had they allowed DI to cancel the booking for a refund they will suffer a significant loss as this was the busy Christmas period. 21. MB explained that the booking system runs on an automated platform and there is no human element to it. If an error occurs, the customer will know and the booking will not be accepted. In this particular case, MB says the IT logs were checked and no issue was identified. He says if a system issue occurred it would not impact...

6. BORA Education (Update) Amendment Bill [pdf, 148 KB]

   ...Accordingly, we consider that the Bill does not limit religious freedom. Section 19(1) – Freedom from discrimination 13. Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act affirms the right to be free from discrimination on the prohibited grounds in the Human Rights Act 1993. Those grounds include religious and ethical belief. 4 Section 19(2) contains a qualification against the prohibition against discrimination. It provides that measures taken in good faith, to assist or advance persons or...

7. E79 CVA - Te Kawerau Iwi Tribunal Authority [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...the southern Kaipara, the Upper Waitematā Harbour, and the North Shore (Te Whenua Roa o Kahu). Early connections Through ancient ancestral ties Te Kawerau ā Maki trace their unbroken relationship with Tāmaki Makaurau to the time of earliest human occupation. This was the time of the Tūrehu (who in Kawerau tradition are known to have arisen from the earth) and the Tahurangi (also known as the Patupaiarehe, the secretive forest-dwelling ‘people’). Many places and geographic featu...

8. Green v New Zealand Police (Jurisdiction) [2019] NZHRRT 15 [pdf, 193 KB]

   ...1 [This decision is to be cited as Green v New Zealand Police (Jurisdiction) [2019] NZHRRT 15. Due to publication restrictions this decision has been anonymised by the redaction of the true name of the plaintiff.] IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2019] NZHRRT 15 2 Introduction [1] In June 2015, the plaintiff requested a copy of the investigation file into a complaint of rape made by her to the Police in 2014. The Police response to this request was

9. 15 May 2020 Summary of Justice Budget Initiatives for Stakeholders [pdf, 260 KB]

   ........................................ 6 Maintaining the Integrity of the Courts and Tribunals (Vote: Justice) ............................. 7 Honouring our responsibilities to Māori (Vote: Treaty) .................................................... 8 Human Rights .....................................................................................................................10 Maintaining critical infrastructure – property and technology ........................................1...

10. BORA Immigration (Mass Arrivals) Amendment Bill [pdf, 335 KB]

    ...reasonably necessary for that purpose to be carried out. International consideration 7. Section 22 of the Bill of Rights Act affirms New Zealand’s commitment to art 9(1) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) has considered the scope of art 9(1) and concluded that: ‘arbitrariness’ is not to be equated with against the law, but must be interpreted more broadly to include elements of inappropriateness, injustice an...