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1. Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) Report public consultation

   ...Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (the CERD Committee). The CERD Committee monitors how well New Zealand is implementing the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD). CERD is the main international human rights treaty dealing with racial discrimination, and it focuses on matters such as addressing race-based discrimination or violence, and condemning ideas of racial superiority or hatred. It requires countries to protect human rights in an e...

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2. Transparency and scrutiny of executive action

   Key Statutes Human Rights Act 1993 Independent Police Conduct Authority Act 1988 Privacy Act 2020 Official Information Act 1982 Ombudsmen Act 1975 Judicial Review Procedure Act 2016 Key Secondary Legislation Human Rights Regulations 1993 Human Rights Review Tribunal Regulations 2002 Ombudsmen Rules 1989 Privacy Regulations 2020 Information/links to recent or currently underway reviews Open Government Partnership  New Zealand is a member of the Open Government Partnership, which is an in...

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3. BORA - Immigration (International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy) Amendment Bill [pdf, 90 KB]

   ...Consistency of the Bill with the Bill of Rights Act Section 19- freedom from discrimination 5. Section 19 of the Bill of Rights Act affirms that everyone has the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds of discrimination set out in the Human Rights Act 1993 (‘the Human Rights Act’). LEGAL ADVICE LPA 01 01 24 6. The key questions in assessing whether there is a limit on the right to freedom from discrimination are:1 a) does the legislation draw a...

4. Handy v New Zealand Fire Service Commission (Strike-Out Application) [2018] NZHRRT 27 [pdf, 351 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2018] NZHRRT 27 Reference No. HRRT 017/2016 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN JARVIS-MONTREL HANDY PLAINTIFF AND NEW ZEALAND FIRE SERVICE COMMISSION DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Ms MA Roche, Co-Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Mr BK Neeson JP, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr J Handy in person Mr GC Davenport defendant DATE OF HEARING: Heard on the papers DATE OF DECI...

5. [2011] NZEmpC 153 Broughton v Microsoft NZ Ltd 3rd interlocutory [pdf, 56 KB]

   ...defendant to confirm by memorandum into which of two categories these documents dealing with what is known as “Timeline Project Prius” fell. [2] The first category consisted of a strategy document sent by Ms Doherty to Ms Nash (Microsoft’s Legal Human Resources Director in Singapore) after legal advice had been taken about the documents. In this category they could not, individually or collectively, attract a claim for legal or professional privilege.

6. A v Van Wijk (Application for Non-Publication Orders) [2017] NZHRRT 25. Note non-publication restrictions. [pdf, 145 KB]

   1 (1) ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF NAME, ADDRESS AND IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS OF THE PLAINTIFF, HER HUSBAND AND CHILDREN (2) ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE TRIBUNAL OR OF THE CHAIRPERSON IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2017] NZHRRT 25 Reference No. HRRT 067/2016 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN [Redacted] PLAINTIFF AND MICHAEL VAN WIJK FIRST DEFENDANT AND THE BISHOP OF NELSON SECOND...

7. Kapiarumala v New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference (Strike-Out Application) [2018 NZHRRT 18 [pdf, 206 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2018] NZHRRT 18 Reference No. HRRT 040/2017 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN ALEX KAPIARUMALA PLAINTIFF AND NEW ZEALAND CATHOLIC BISHOPS CONFERENCE FIRST DEFENDANT AND MICHAEL GIELEN SECOND DEFENDANT AND SEXUAL ABUSE PROTOCOL COMMITTEE THIRD DEFENDANT AND BISHOP STEPHEN LOWE FOURTH DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Ms K Anderson, Memb...

8. Hines v Attorney-General (Application to Remove Proceedings to High Court) [2018] NZHRRT 26 [pdf, 256 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2018] NZHRRT 26 Reference No. HRRT 071/2016 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN DAVID HINES FIRST PLAINTIFF TANYA JACOB SECOND PLAINTIFF AND THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF NEW ZEALAND DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines ONZM QC, Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member BK Neeson JP, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr G Little and Ms G Whiteford for plaintiffs Mr P Rishworth...

9. Popa v Canterbury University (Strike-Out Application) [2018] NZHRRT 1 [pdf, 255 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2018] NZHRRT 1 Reference No. HRRT 034/2016 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN GABRIELLA POPA PLAINTIFF AND CANTERBURY UNIVERSITY DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Ms MA Roche, Co-Chairperson Ms DL Hart, Member Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member REPRESENTATION: Dr Popa in person Ms P Shaw for defendant DATE OF HEARING: Heard on the papers DATE OF DECISION: 25 Januar...

10. Benjamin v Southern District Health Board (Strike-Out Application) [2020] NZHRRT 21 [pdf, 177 KB]

    ...and disclosed in a way that was an interference with her privacy. 1 [This decision is to be cited as Benjamin v Southern District Health Board (Strike-Out application) [2020] NZHRRT 21.] IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2020] NZHRRT 21 2 [2] Ms Benjamin complained to the Privacy Commissioner, but the Privacy Commissioner decided, after correspondence with Ms Benjamin’s lawyer, that he would not investigate the complai...