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  1. Wall v Fairfax New Zealand Ltd (Delay) [2017] NZHRRT 8 [pdf, 154 KB]

    1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2017] NZHRRT 8 Reference No. HRRT 017/2013 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN LOUISA HARERUIA WALL Plaintiff AND FAIRFAX NEW ZEALAND LIMITED First Defendant AND THE MARLBOROUGH EXPRESS Second Defendant AND THE CHRISTCHURCH PRESS Third Defendant AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Ms GJ Goodwin, Member Mr MJM Keefe JP, Member REPRESENTATION:...

  2. Nakarawa v AFFCO New Zealand Ltd (Costs) [2014] NZHRRT 15 [pdf, 43 KB]

    1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2014] NZHRRT 15 Reference No. HRRT 011/2011 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN JALESI NAKARAWA PLAINTIFF AND AFFCO NEW ZEALAND LIMITED DEFENDANT AT HAMILTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Ms PJ Davies, Member Mr MJM Keefe JP, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr MD Benefield for Plaintiff Ms RA Webster for Defendant DATE OF DECISION: 17 April 2014 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL ON COS...

  3. Proposals against incitement of hatred and discrimination - discussion document [pdf, 408 KB]

    ....................................................................................................... 9 Why is the Government doing this? .................................................................................. 9 The right to freedom of expression is protected but is subject to reasonable limits ..........10 The Human Rights Act 1993 contains two provisions prohibiting the incitement of hostility .....................................................................................

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

    ...Zealand’s formal response to the United Nations following our third Universal Periodic Review. The response is due by 10 June 2019. Executive summary 2. New Zealand attended its third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on 21 January 2019 at the Human Rights Council. The UPR is a five-yearly review of a United Nations (UN) member state’s human rights record by its peers. 3. At the review, other UN member states made 194 recommendations to which New Zealand must formally respond by 10 Ju...

  5. Proposals against incitement of hatred and discrimination - discussion document - large print [pdf, 458 KB]

    ...What you can do if you are experiencing hateful speech or behaviour? 8 Background and context 9 Why is the Government doing this? 9 The right to freedom of expression is protected but is subject to reasonable limits 10 The Human Rights Act 1993 contains two provisions prohibiting the incitement of hostility 11 Several problems have been identified with the current law 13 The Government is seeking feedback on six proposals 14 What is the purpo...

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

    ...Zealand’s formal response to the United Nations following our fourth Universal Periodic Review. The response is due by 26 August 2024. Executive summary 2. New Zealand attended its fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on 29 April 2024 at the Human Rights Council. The UPR is a five-yearly review of a United Nations (UN) member state’s human rights record by its peers. We have an interest in engaging constructively with the UPR, which also serves as a platform to encourage progr...

  7. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - concluding observations 5th report [pdf, 153 KB]

    GE.10-41511 Human Rights Committee Ninety-eighth session New York, 8–26 March 2010 Concluding observations of the Human Rights Committee Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 40 of the Covenant New Zealand 1. The Human Rights Committee considered the fifth periodic report of New Zealand (CCPR/C/NZL/5) at its 2696th and 2697th meetings, held on 15 and 16 March 2010 (CCPR/C/SR.2696 and 2697). At its 2711th and its 2712th meetings, held on 25 Mar...

  8. Privacy Act 1993 and Privacy Act 2020

    ...Tenants Facebook Group (Access Order) [2022] NZHRRT 37 [PDF, 516 KB] Adjournment – after close of evidence parties making final submissions – whether appropriate to adjourn hearing to enable party to call further evidence – litigant in person – Human Rights Act 1993, s 105 – Privacy Act 1993, s 89 Director of Human Rights Proceedings v Slater (Adjournment) [2014] NZHRRT 53 Adjournment – relevance of Tribunal’s workload – Tribunal’s responsibility to all litigants to ensure...

  9. HRRT Easy Read Teleconference Information [pdf, 444 KB]

    1 What to expect at a teleconference with the Human Rights Review Tribunal This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC https://technofaq.org/posts/2018/07/how-to-communicate-effectively-on-a-conference-call/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ 2 What is this document about? This document is about what to expect at a telephone meeting (called a teleconference) with the Human Rights Review Tribunal. The document...

  10. Privacy

    ...Commissioner will be able to issue compliance notices to require an agency to do something, or stop doing something. Decisions on access requests: The Commissioner will make binding decisions on complaints about access to information, rather than the Human Rights Review Tribunal.  The Commissioner’s decisions can be appealed to the Tribunal. Strengthening cross-border protections: New Zealand agencies will have to take reasonable steps to ensure that personal information sent overseas is...