Notes
New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990
Version as at
30 August 2022
Notes
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General
This is a consolidation of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 that incorp‐
orates the amendments made to the legislation so that it shows the law as at its
stated date.
2
Legal status
A consolidation is taken to correctly state, as at its stated date, the law enacted
or made by the legislation consolidated and by the amendments. This presump‐
tion applies unless the contrary is shown.
Section 78 of the Legislation Act 2019 provides that this consolidation, pub‐
lished as an electronic version, is an official version. A printed version of legis‐
lation that is produced directly from this official electronic version is also an
official version.
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Editorial and format changes
The Parliamentary Counsel Office makes editorial and format changes to con‐
solidations using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act
2019. See also PCO editorial conventions for consolidations.
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Amendments incorporated in this consolidation
New Zealand Bill of Rights (Declarations of Inconsistency) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 45):
Part 1
New Zealand Bill of Rights Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 92)
Human Rights Act 1993 (1993 No 82): section 145
Wellington, New Zealand:
Published under the authority of the New Zealand Government—2022
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