2
monitoring and reporting: incorporating international human
rights standards in New Zealand law, policy and decision-making
by providing advice, guidance, information and analysis to
the Government; international human rights treaty bodies;
and civil society
3
enquiries and complaints, and legal interventions: providing
a disputes resolution services that is efficient, informal and
cost-effective; and an information and referral service for enquirers
on human rights matters
4
Office of Human Rights Proceedings: providing legal representation
under the Human Rights Act 1993 and bringing proceedings under
the Privacy Act 1993.
The following sections provide a summary of the impacts and
contributions made by the Commission in 2013−14. The key activities
under each of the four outputs, and the progress made toward identified
standards and performance measures, are described in detail in the
Statement of Service Performance section of this report.
Impacts
Outcome areas 2013–14
Work and education – structural discrimination and barriers to equality eliminated so all people
in New Zealand have access to decent and productive work and quality education
Impact Target
Impact results
A reduction in state sector structural discrimination,
including in pay and employment equity, as
evidenced by incorporation of Commission advice
and guidance at least five times into State sector
policy and practice
a
Targeted advice and guidance provided to
six public service agencies on how to reduce
structural discrimination that assisted them
meet their responsibilities in this area. This
resulted in the Treasury and State Services
Commission committing to improving the
collection of data and to systematic changes in
public services agencies, including harmonised
data collection and improving pay gaps across
the public sector
b
Improved good practice through advice
provided by workshops and publishing
“What’s Working: Improving Equal Employment
Opportunities in the Public Service” and
an indicator report tracking Crown entities’
progress towards delivery of equal employment
opportunities
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