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New Zealand’s main privacy laws are contained in the Privacy Act 1993. The Act gives people some control over the information government and private-sector agencies hold about them.
HarassmentThe Harassment Act 1997 protects you against a range of unwanted behaviour, such as someone following you, hanging around outside your home or workplace, repeatedly phoning, texting or wri...
DiscriminationThese pages provide information about the Human Rights Act 1993 and the protection that that Act gives against discrimination. The Act makes it illegal to discriminate on certain grounds (...
Bill of RightsThe New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 protects citizens from breaches of their civil and political rights by the Government, the Police and other public bodies and officials.
Police PowersThese pages explain the powers that the Police have to enter property, carry out searches, make arrests and so on, and the limits on those powers.
When You Can't Manage Your Own AffairsThe law provides ways for you to plan for the effects that illness, accident or ageing can have on your ability to make decisions for yourself in the future.
Children and Young People - Legal RightsAs children grow into young adults, they progressively become more capable of making decisions for themselves. The law recognises this growth in personal maturity by providing young people...
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A Guide to making applications under the PPPR Act (2007)
A guide to making a court application for a personal or property order when a relative has lost mental capacity
Contact:
Whitireia Community Law Centre
Found In:
Family & Personal > General
Format: Booklet
Can I Be Hit? The Law On Corporal Punishment (Dec 2009)
When is the use of force an assault? What protections do you have?
Contact:
YouthLaw - Tino Rangatiratanga Taitamariki
Found In:
Family & Personal > Child Abuse & Neglect
Format: Fact Sheet
Cost: free online
Checking insurance claims - the Insurance Claims Register
Information about the Insurance Claims Register - a register of all claims lodged with participating insurance companies, used to check the accuracy of policy applications and claims
Contact:
Insurance Council of New Zealand
Found In:
Housing > Insurance
Format: Fact Sheet