BORA Māori Purposes Bill [pdf, 307 KB]
...the Bill of Rights Act. Our analysis of this issue is set out below. THE RIGHT TO BE FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION 5. Section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act affirms the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds set out in section 21 of the Human Rights Act 1993. These grounds include age, which means any age commencing with the age of 16 years, and race. 6. In our view, taking into account the various domestic and overseas judicial pronouncements as to the meaning of discrimin...