Human rights (domestic)

Key statutes

  • New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990
  • Human Rights Act 1993
  • Habeus Corpus Act 2001
  • Abolition of the Death Penalty Act 1989
  • Privacy Act 2020 (for more information about this Act and the Privacy system, see civil law)
  • Crimes of Torture Act 1989

Key secondary legislation

  • Human Rights Review Tribunal Regulations 2002
  • Human Rights Regulations 1993
  • Privacy Regulations 2020

Information/links to recent or currently underway reviews