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1. How to Simplify Guide - Behavioural Science Aotearoa [pdf, 328 KB]

   ...(2009). Salience and taxation: Theory and evidence. American economic review, 99(4), 1145-77. 4 Shrestha, S., Lenz, K., Chaparro, B., & Owens, J. (2007, October). “F” Pattern Scanning of Text and Images in Web Pages. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 51, No. 18, pp. 1200-1204). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications. 5 Thalmann, M., Souza, A. S., & Oberauer, K. (2019). How does chunking help working memory?. Journal of Experi...

2. BORA Meat Board Restructuring Bill [pdf, 49 KB]

   ...to the Minister of Justice. A copy is also attached for referral to the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, if you agree. Allison Bennett Principal Legal Adviser Office of Legal Counsel Stuart Beresford Senior Legal Adviser Bill of Rights/Human Rights Team CC: Minister of Justice Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Copy for your information In addition to the general disclaimer for all documents on this website, please note the following: This advice was prepared to assis...

3. Local Government Bill [pdf, 440 KB]

   ...in New Zealand has the right to freedom of movement and residence in New Zealand. Section 19(1) 13. Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act states: Everyone has the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds of discrimination in the Human Rights Act 1993. 14. In our view, the key questions in assessing whether discrimination under section 19(1) exists are: i. Does the legislation draw a distinction based on one of the prohibited grounds of discrimination? ii. Does the...

4. Amendments-to-the-list-of-Approved-Information-Sharing-Agreements-in-Schedule-2-of-the-Privacy-Act-2020.pdf [pdf, 839 KB]

   ...B Y TH E MIN IS TE R OF JU ST IC E I N C O N F I D E N C E Compliance 9 The Order complies with: 9.1 the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi; 9.2 the rights and freedoms contained in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 or the Human Rights Act 1993; 9.3 the principles and guidelines set out in the Privacy Act 2020; 9.4 relevant international standards and obligations; 9.5 the Legislation Guidelines (2018 edition), which are maintained by the Legislation Design and...

5. [2015] NZSSAA 102 (18 December 2015) [pdf, 47 KB]

   ...had his own business designing wireless networks. He is not specifically looking for work at the present time but hopes to be able to do so in the future. [13] The appellant submits that the United Nations regards access to the internet as a basic human right. Following the hearing, he provided a variety of information from the internet which he says supports his claim. [14] A further matter affecting his finances is the cost of travel to Masterton. The appellant said that petrol and...

6. Horticulture New Zealand.pdf [pdf, 187 KB]

   ...specified matters of control and standards/conditions, combined with the FEP process. CVP is unique in its limitation to types of land which are in short supply. Constraining existing CVP will have significant implications to supply of vegetables for human health. Rule 3.11.4.7 Amend Rule 3.11.4.7 so that any of the following farming activities (whether drystock or dairy) that can demonstrate one or other of the following is a restricted discretionary activity: A. the farming activi...

7. King Country Energy Limited.pdf [pdf, 232 KB]

   ...The decisions version of Table 3.11-1 sets out the short-term water quality attribute states and 80-year attribute states for the Waikato and Waipa River catchments. 5.2 DoC, in its appeal, states that Objectives 1 and 2 have a greater focus on the human aspects of health and wellbeing of the Waikato and Waipā rivers than the intrinsic aspects. DoC notes that there is a lack of provision for, or recognition of, the need to restore and protect ecosystem health, which is a compulsory nati...

8. ENV-2017-AKL-000096 Straits Protection Society Incorporated v Auckland Council [pdf, 166 KB]

   ...to the environment - particularly to the protection, maintenance and enhancement of the environment as embodied in the principles of ecological sustainable development; and generally to the implementation of the Resource Management Act 1991; the Human Rights Act 1993; the Local Government Act 2002; the Acts arising from the reorganization of Local Government in New Zealand; the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan; the Auckland Unitary Plan; and related Council controlled organizations, th...

9. BORA Limited Partnerships Bill [pdf, 316 KB]

   ...27. Overall, we have formed the view that the Limited Partnerships Bill appears to be consistent with the Bill of Rights Act. Melanie Webb Manager, Ministerial Advice Office of Legal Counsel Margaret Dugdale Policy Manager Bill of Rights/Human Rights Team Footnotes 1 In applying section 5, we have had regard to the guidelines set out by the Court of Appeal in Ministry of Transport (MOT) v Noort [1993] 3 NZLR 260; Moonen v Film and Literature Board of Review [2000] 2 NZLR 9...

10. [2019] NZEnvC 167 Western Bay of Plenty District Council v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 13 MB]

    ...is qualitative rather than quantitative and there is no score to become 'outstanding'. This is a complex process requiring the exercise of judgement in a multi-dimensional framework. Outstanding natural features and landscapes can include human modifications (including activities) or otherwise be influenced by cultural associations, whether historical or modern. Natural science Assessment factors Representativeness: Natural features and landscapes that are clearly and recogn...