Output Performance 2014/15
National Plan of Action for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in New Zealand
Measure
Baseline
2014/15 standard
2014/15 Result
Effectiveness of the process
to establish performance
indicators for the NPA
New
Indicators established
Not Achieved
The Commission decided that indicators for the realisation of human rights were being established by the
United Nations for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and these should be used as indicators for the
NPA. Accordingly a decision was made to await completion of the SDG goals and indicators in September 2016.
The Commission also has the following NPA effectiveness measure that is due to be reported in 2017/18.
Measure
Overall effectiveness of the
NPA process
2017/18
NPA is recognised as a good practice exemplar both domestically and
internally (including the New Zealand Ministry of Justice and the Office of the
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights).
Education promotion and advocacy
Measure
Baseline
2014/15 standard
2014/15 Result
Effectiveness of
working arrangements
with government
partners to realise
human rights
New
Feedback from social policy and
justice sector chief executives
Achieved7
Key Commission recommendations
implemented by central and local
government agencies
Some examples of the Commission’s effective working arrangements with government partners to realise
human rights include:
The Commission is a member of the inter-agency collective impact Bullying Prevention Advisory Group
(BPAG), which has focused on reducing bullying in New Zealand schools. In this reporting year the group
published its second version of the Bullying Prevention Guide.
The CE’s of CERA MSD and MBIE have reported against the Canterbury Earthquake Report recommendations
provided by the Commission.
Human rights advice was also provided:
• to the Children’s Action Plan Directorate, which has been directly incorporated into the Privacy
(Information Sharing Agreement for Improving Public Services for Vulnerable Children) Order 2015
• on the Health (Protection) Amendment Bill concerning contact tracing procedures, which have been
reflected in the new version of the Bill
• on the Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Legislation Bill, where changes were made to the proposed
legislation as a result of submissions from the Commission and others on the issue of facilitation payments
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