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Human Rights Act 1993

Unlawful discrimination - Acts or omissions authorised or required by law

21B: Relationship between this Part and other law

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"How this law fits with other New Zealand laws"

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You do something that is allowed by law, it is not against this Part. If a law says you can or must do something, then doing it is okay under this Part. Nothing in this Part changes the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990.

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Part 2Unlawful discrimination
Acts or omissions authorised or required by law

21BRelationship between this Part and other law

  1. To avoid doubt, an act or omission of any person or body is not unlawful under this Part if that act or omission is authorised or required by an enactment or otherwise by law.

  2. Nothing in this Part affects the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990.

Notes
  • Section 21B: inserted, on , by section 7 of the Human Rights Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 96).