Human Rights Act 1993

• Jurisdiction: New Zealand
• Reference: 1993 No 82
• Citation: 1993 No 82
• Record Number: DLM304211
• Act Number: 82
• Type of Document: Act

Contenidos

• Human Rights Act 1993
• Preamble
• Contents
• 1 Short Title and commencement
• 2 Interpretation
• 2A Transitional, savings, and related provisions
• 3 Act to bind the Crown
• Part 1
• 4 Continuation of Human Rights Commission
• 5 Functions of Commission
• 6 Powers relating to declaratory judgments
• 7 Commission determines general nature of activities
• 8 Membership of Commission
• 9 Alternate Commissioners
• 10 Meetings of Commission
• 11 Criteria for appointment
• 12 Further criteria for appointment of Chief Commissioner
• 13 Further criteria for appointment of Commissioner appointed to lead Commission work in priority area
• 14 Further criteria for appointment of Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner
• 15 Functions of Chief Commissioner
• 16 Additional functions of Commissioner appointed or designated to lead work of Commission in priority areas
• 17 Functions of Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner
• 18 General manager and staff of Commission
• 19 Duty to act independently
• 20 Office of Human Rights Proceedings
• 20A Director of Human Rights Proceedings
• 20B Criteria and requirement for appointment
• 20C Appointment of Judge as Human Rights Commissioner
• 20D Office holders to whom sections 20E to 20G apply
• 20E Service in office
• 20F Term of office
• 20G Vacation of office
• 20H Administrative provisions set out in Schedules 1 and 2
• Part 1A
• 20I Purpose of this Part
• 20J Acts or omissions in relation to which this Part applies
• 20K Purposes for which section 20L applies
• 20L Acts or omissions in breach of this Part
• Part 2
• 21A Application of this Part limited if section 3 of New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 applies
• 21B Relationship between this Part and other law
• 21 Prohibited grounds of discrimination
• 22 Employment
• 23 Particulars of applicants for employment
• 24 Exception in relation to crews of ships and aircraft
• 25 Exception in relation to work involving national security
• 26 Exception in relation to work performed outside New Zealand
• 27 Exceptions in relation to authenticity and privacy
• 28 Exceptions for purposes of religion
• 29 Further exceptions in relation to disability
• 30 Further exceptions in relation to age
• 30A Exception in relation to employment-related retirement benefits
• 31 Exception in relation to employment of a political nature
• 32 Exception in relation to family status
• 33 Armed forces
• 34 Regular forces
• 35 General qualification on exceptions
• 36 Partnerships
• 37 Organisations of employees or employers and professional and trade associations
• 38 Qualifying bodies
• 39 Exceptions in relation to qualifying bodies
• 40 Vocational training bodies
• 41 Exceptions in relation to vocational training bodies
• 42 Access by the public to places, vehicles, and facilities
• 43 Exceptions in relation to access by the public to places, vehicles, and facilities
• 44 Provision of goods and services
• 45 Exception in relation to courses and counselling
• 46 Exception in relation to public decency or safety
• 47 Exception in relation to skill
• 48 Exception in relation to insurance
• 49 Exception in relation to sport
• 50 Exception in relation to travel services
• 51 Exception in relation to reduced charges
• 52 Exception in relation to disability
• 53 Land, housing, and other accommodation
• 54 Exception in relation to shared residential accommodation
• 55 Exception in relation to hostels, institutions, etc
• 56 Further exception in relation to disability
• 57 Educational establishments
• 58 Exceptions in relation to establishments for particular groups
• 59 Exception in relation to courses and counselling
• 60 Further exceptions in relation to disability
• 61 Racial disharmony
• 62 Sexual harassment
• 62A Adverse treatment in employment of people affected by family violence
• 63 Racial harassment
• 63A Conversion practices
• 64 Choice of procedures
• 65 Indirect discrimination
• 66 Victimisation of whistleblower or person making use of rights prohibited
• 67 Advertisements
• 68 Liability of employer and principals
• 69 Further provision in relation to sexual or racial harassment in employment
• 70 Superannuation schemes