Output 2: Legal interventions in courts and tribunals promote human rights
Objective
Measure
Legal interventions
to promote human
rights
Number of legal
interventions24 the
Commission engages
in related to significant
human rights matters25
Baseline
No
baseline26
2018/19
Result
2019/20
Standard
2019/20
Result
4
At least 2
standard legal
interventions
per year
Achieved 1027
Output 3: Recommending, monitoring and reporting on human rights standards to
government, civil society and business
Objective
Measure
Monitoring and
analysing progress
in improving equal
employment
opportunities in
New Zealand and
reporting on the
outcomes
Crown entities achieve
90% compliance with
the good employer
measures28
Baseline
2018/19
Result
2019/20
Standard
2019/20
Result
90%
New measure
92%
Not
measured29
The Commission intervenes in legal proceedings in courts and tribunals when there are significant human rights issues
involved and where our participation will contribute positively to the development of jurisprudence, policies or practice
that will enhance observance of human rights in New Zealand. Legal interventions require significant preparatory work,
input and time commitment due to the nature of key human-rights-issue cases brought before the courts and can span
multiple reporting years.
25
This measure is included in the services from the Human Rights Commission’s non-departmental appropriation for Vote
Justice for 2019/20.
26
No baseline indicated due to legal proceedings concluding and the Commission’s input ending.
27
6 new intervention proceedings commenced in 2019/20 and 4 existing intervention proceedings carried over from
2018/19.
28
Relates to Crown entities that are progressing towards 100% compliance.
29
Project discontinued. The Commission has moved away from monitoring crown entities through a webtool to a more
proactive model of providing guidance and working in collaboration with the State Service Commission and other parts of
the state sector.
24
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