Public Service Act 2020

Preliminary provisions - Public service values, minimum standards of integrity and conduct, and New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 - New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990

22: Rights and freedoms of public service employees

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"Public service workers have the same rights as everyone else in New Zealand."

As a public service employee, you have the same rights and freedoms as everyone else in New Zealand, which are stated in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. You can exercise and enforce these rights and freedoms, and laws like the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993 apply to you when you do. These laws help protect your rights and freedoms as a public service employee.

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Part 1Preliminary provisions
Public service values, minimum standards of integrity and conduct, and New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990

22Rights and freedoms of public service employees

  1. This section acknowledges that public service employees have all the rights and freedoms affirmed in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 in accordance with the provisions of that Act.

  2. Accordingly, that Act (along with any other enactment that provides for the exercise or enforcement of those rights and freedoms, including the Human Rights Act 1993) applies to a public service employee exercising or seeking to enforce those rights and freedoms.