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Human Rights Act 1993

Unlawful discrimination - Other forms of discrimination

63A: Conversion practices

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"No forced changes to someone's identity or beliefs"

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You cannot make someone undergo a conversion practice. You also cannot arrange for someone to undergo a conversion practice. Conversion practice is defined in section 5 of the Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Act 2022.

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Other forms of discrimination

63AConversion practices

  1. It is unlawful for any person to—

  2. perform a conversion practice on any other person; or
    1. arrange for a conversion practice to be performed on any other person.

      1. In this section, conversion practice has the same meaning as in section 5 of the Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Act 2022.

      Notes
      • Section 63A: inserted, on , by section 15 of the Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Act 2022 (2022 No 1).