BORA Families Package (Income Tax and Benefits) Bill [pdf, 211 KB]
...Bill with the Bill of Rights Act Section 19(1) – Freedom from discrimination 13. Section 19(1) of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 affirms that everyone has the right to freedom from discrimination on the prohibited grounds in s 21 of the Human Rights Act 1993. The grounds of discrimination under the Human Rights Act include marital status, family status, and employment status which means being unemployed or being a recipient of a benefit under the Social Security Act or an en...