Community magistrates hear lower-level criminal matters in the District Court that would also otherwise come before a District Court judge. Environment commissioners and deputy environment commissioners sit in the Environment Court, either with an Environment Court judge or alone, to hear appeals about the contents of regional and district plans, and appeals rising out of applications for resource consent. The Human Rights Review Tribunal hears claims relating to breaches of the Human Rights Act, the Privacy Act, and the Health and Disability Commissioner Act. It has the authority to declare an Act of Parliament inconsistent with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act. The Immigration and Protection Tribunal hears appeals against decisions of the Minister of Immigration and Immigration New Zealand relating to residency, deportation, and refugee or protected person status.