BORA Identity (Citizenship and Travel Documents) Bill [pdf, 139 KB]
...the Bill of Rights Act. This section guarantees the right of freedom of movement, specifically the right to leave New Zealand. We note that this is one of the fundamental rights recognised by international human rights treaties. For instance, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), to which New Zealand is a party, confirms that everyone shall be free to leave any country, including his or her own.1 However, the ICCP...