Accessibility for New Zealanders Bill [pdf, 178 KB]
...appears to be consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the Bill of Rights Act. In reaching that conclusion, we have considered the consistency of the Bill with s 19 (freedom from discrimination). Our analysis is set out below. The Bill 4. Clause 3 of the Bill states that the purpose of the Bill is to accelerate progress towards a fully accessible New Zealand where disabled people, tāngata whaikaha and their families or whānau, and others with accessibility needs have an eq...