New Zealand Human Rights Commission Submission to the CAT in relation to NZ’s 6th periodic review or Punishment (“CAT”).1 In preparing the submission, the Commission has consulted with civil society groups and organisations. 10. The submission has been presented according to thematic issues identified in the Committee’s List of issues prior to the submission of the sixth periodic report of New Zealand (“LOIPR”).2 For each thematic area, the Commission has identified the relevant articles of the Convention and paragraphs of the LOIPR, as well as providing a brief summary of the key issues and proposed recommended actions. 11. A full list of recommended actions is compiled in Appendix 1 of the submission. 1 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, opened for signature 12 October 1984, 1465 UNTS 85 (entered into force on 16 June 1987). 2 UN Doc: CAT/C/NZL/Q/6. 6