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New Zealand Public Health and Disability (Southern DHB) Elections Bill (Consistent) [2015] NZBORARp 67 (16 November 2015)

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New Zealand Public Health and Disability (Southern DHB) Elections Bill

16 November 2015

Hon Christopher Finlayson QC, Attorney-General

Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: New Zealand Public Health and Disability (Southern DHB) Elections Bill

Our advice

1. We have considered whether the New Zealand Public Health and Disability (Southern DHB) Elections Bill (‘the Bill’) is consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (‘the Bill of Rights Act’).
   
2. The purpose of the Bill is to cancel the 2016 election of members of the Southern District Health Board.
   
3. We have not yet received a final version of the Bill. This advice has been prepared with the latest version of the Bill available at the time of writing (PCO 19507/1.1). We will provide you with further advice should the final version of the Bill include amendments that affect the conclusions in this advice.
   
4. We have concluded that the Bill appears to be consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the Bill of Rights Act.
   

Jeff Orr

Chief Legal Counsel Office of Legal Counsel

Disclaimer

In addition to the general disclaimer for all documents on this website, please note the following: This advice was prepared to assist the Attorney-General to determine whether a report should be made to Parliament under s 7 of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 in relation to the New Zealand Public Health and Disability (Southern DHB) Elections Bill. It should not be used or acted upon for any other purpose. The advice does no more than assess whether the Bill complies with the minimum guarantees contained in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act. The release of this advice should not be taken to indicate that the Attorney-General agrees with all aspects of it, nor does its release constitute a general waiver of legal professional privilege in respect of this or any other matter. Whilst care has

been taken to ensure that this document is an accurate reproduction of the advice provided to the Attorney-General, neither the Ministry of Justice nor the Crown Law Office accepts any liability for any errors or omissions.