New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990
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Commenced: 25 Sep 1990
ANALYSIS
Analysis
Title
1 Short Title and commencement
I: General Provisions
2 Rights affirmed
3 Application
4 Other enactments not affected
5 Justified limitations
6 Interpretation consistent with Bill of Rights to be preferred
7 Attorney-General to report to Parliament where Bill appears to be inconsistent with Bill of Rights
II: Civil and Political Rights
Life and Security of the Person
8 Right not to be deprived of life
9 Right not to be subjected to torture or cruel treatment
10 Right not to be subjected to medical or scientific experimentation
11 Right to refuse to undergo medical treatment
Democratic and Civil Rights
12 Electoral rights
13 Freedom of thought, conscience, and religion
14 Freedom of expression
15 Manifestation of religion and belief
16 Freedom of peaceful assembly
17 Freedom of association
18 Freedom of movement
Non-Discrimination and Minority Rights
19 Freedom from discrimination
20 Rights of minorities
Search, Arrest, and Detention
21 Unreasonable search and seizure
22 Liberty of the person
23 Rights of persons arrested or detained
24 Rights of persons charged
25 Minimum standards of criminal procedure
26 Retroactive penalties and double jeopardy
27 Right to justice
III: Miscellaneous Provisions
28 Other rights and freedoms not affected
29 Application to legal persons