New Zealand Gazette – 1989 – No. 185

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✨ Parliamentary Bills Summary



NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 185

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Parliamentary Summary

Bills Assented To

Government Bills

16 October 1989—

Bill Assent No.
Labour Department Act Repeal 82
Construction Amendment 83
Dangerous Goods Amendment 84
Explosives Amendment 85
Factories and Commercial Premises Amendment 86
Immigration Amendment (No. 2) 87
Machinery Amendment 88
Shop Trading Hours Amendment 89
Industrial Training Levies Amendment 90
Criminal Justice Amendment Bill (No. 3) 91
Motor Vehicle Dealers Amendment Bill 92
Racing Amendment Bill (No. 3) 93

Bills Introduced

Government Bills

(Minister/Member in Charge Shown in Parenthesis)

10 October 1989—
New Zealand Bill of Rights Bill. (Rt. Hon. Geoffrey Palmer.)
Referred to Select Committee: Justice and Law Reform

12 October 1989—
Ozone Layer Protection Bill. (Rt. Hon. Geoffrey Palmer.)
Referred to Select Committee: Planning and Development

Summary of Bills Introduced

New Zealand Bill of Rights Bill

The Bill has two purposes:

(a) To affirm, protect, and promote human rights and fundamental freedoms in New Zealand; and

(b) To affirm New Zealand’s commitment to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

Main features:

(a) An ordinary statute, not entrenched.

(b) Bill is confined to civil and political rights.

(c) Bill applies to actions carried out by the State and its agencies, not to the actions of private individuals.

(d) The rights and freedoms contained in the Bill are not absolute nor exhaustive.

(e) The Bill charges the Attorney-General with the responsibility of alerting Parliament where any provision of any Bill introduced into the House of Representatives appears to be inconsistent with the rights and freedoms set out in the Bill.



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🏛️ Bills Assented To

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16 October 1989
Legislation, Assent, Government Bills

🏛️ Bills Introduced

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  • Geoffrey Palmer (Rt. Hon.), Introduced New Zealand Bill of Rights Bill

  • Rt. Hon. Geoffrey Palmer

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Human Rights, Civil Rights, Legal Framework