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Human Rights Act 1993

Miscellaneous provisions - Complaints Division

148N: Breaches of Part 1A

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"Breaking the Human Rights Rules that Started in 2002"

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You cannot break the rules in Part 1A for things that happened before 1 January 2002. But you can break the rules if what you did keeps happening after 1 January 2002. You can also break the rules if a law is in force on or after 1 January 2002 and you do not follow it, this law is part of Part 1A.

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Part 7Miscellaneous provisions
Complaints Division

148NBreaches of Part 1A

  1. No act or omission that occurred before 1 January 2002 is capable of being in breach of Part 1A unless—

  2. the act or omission continues on or after 1 January 2002; or
    1. in the case of an enactment, the enactment is in force on or after 1 January 2002.

      Notes
      • Section 148N: inserted, on , by section 40 of the Human Rights Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 96).