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1. Hoban v Attorney-General [2022] NZHRRT 16 [pdf, 161 KB]

   Reference No. HRRT 020/2020 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN RUSSELL THOMAS HOBAN PLAINTIFF AND ATTORNEY-GENERAL DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines ONZM QC, Chairperson Ms GJ Goodwin, Deputy Chairperson Ms NJ Baird, Member Ms SB Isaacs, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr M Timmins and Ms J Sebastian for plaintiff Ms G Taylor and Ms C Wrightson for defendant Mr JS Hancock and Ms EC Vermunt for Human Rights Commission as intervener DATE OF HEAR...

2. IHC New Zealand v Attorney-General (Strike-Out Application) [2020] NZHRRT 47 [pdf, 248 KB]

   Reference No. HRRT 024/2012 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN IHC NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED PLAINTIFF AND ATTORNEY-GENERAL DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines ONZM QC, Chairperson Ms K Anderson, Member Ms GJ Goodwin, Member REPRESENTATION: Ms F Joychild QC for plaintiff Ms M Coleman and Mr S Humphrey for defendant DATE OF HEARING: 23 and 24 February 2015 and 30 March 2015 DATE OF DECISION: 11 December 2020 DECISION OF TRIBUN...

3. Proposals against incitement of hatred and discrimination Summary of submissions [pdf, 4.7 MB]

   ...against the law 46 Description of Proposal Five 47 Support for Proposal Five 47 Recommended changes to Proposal Five 50 Opposition to Proposal Five 50 Other comments for Proposal Five 52 Proposal Six: Add to the grounds of discrimination in the Human Rights Act to clarify that trans, gender diverse, and intersex people are protected from discrimination 54 Description of Proposal Six 55 Support for Proposal Six 55 Recommended changes to Proposal Six 57 Opposition to Proposa...

4. Our role in the Regulatory Management System

   New Zealand's Regulatory Management System is the set of policies, institutions, processes and tools used by central government to pursue and maintain good quality regulation. In addition to stewarding the regulatory systems we are responsible for, the Ministry contributes the quality of all New Zealand laws in two key ways: We are responsible for examining proposed laws and advising the Attorney-General on whether they comply with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (BORA). We support agen

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5. Review of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012

   ...Government. By seeking a broad range of community views and experiences, the Government will be better placed to determine how to keep our search and surveillance law effective, appropriate, coherent, transparent, and cost effective while reflecting human rights within the unique Aotearoa New Zealand context. Targeted engagement for the review is being carried out during the first part of 2022 and will be followed by wider public engagement later in the year. Go here for more information....

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6. How to find a court or tribunal decision

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7. International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights

   ...the Government of New Zealand made the following declaration under Article 41 of the ICCPR: 'The Government of New Zealand declares under article 41 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights that it recognises the competence of the Human Rights Committee to receive and consider communications from another State Party which has similarly declared under article 41 its recognition of the Committee's competence in respect to itself except where the declaration by such a state part...

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8. Proposals against incitement of hatred and discrimination - summary document [pdf, 328 KB]

   ................................................................................................................. 8  2 Te Tāhū o Te Ture – the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry) is seeking your feedback on six proposals to change the law relating to incitement of hatred and discrimination. The Human Rights Act 1993 prohibits speech that incites (provokes) racial disharmony. It also prohibits discrimination against a person because of a feature of their identity. Following...

9. Proposals against incitement of hatred and discrimination - summary document - large print [pdf, 334 KB]

   ...behavior 8 14 Further information 8 15 1 Page 2 Te Tāhū o Te Ture – the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry) is seeking your feedback on six proposals to change the law relating to incitement of hatred and discrimination. The Human Rights Act 1993 prohibits speech that incites (provokes) racial disharmony. It also prohibits discrimination against a person because of a feature of their identity. Following a review by the Ministry and the recommendations of t...

10. Canterbury Regional Council (Ngāi Tahu Representation) Bill [pdf, 141 KB]

    ...Arrangements) Act 2016. Consistency of the Bill with the Bill of Rights Act Section 19 - Right or Freedom discrimination 5. Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act affirms the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds set out in the Human Rights Act 1993 (the Human Rights Act). 6. The key questions in assessing whether there is a limit on the right to freedom from discrimination are: a. does the legislation draw a distinction on one of the prohibited grounds of discrim...