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Questions raised and thoughts aired about legislation rushed through parliament under urgency limiting scrutiny of it
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Questions raised and thoughts aired about legislation rushed through parliament under urgency limiting scrutiny of it
Thursday, 8 April 2021, 10:58 am The New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa has told Parliament’s Privileges committee that it supports the introduction of a formal mechanism for the Government and Parliament to consider and respond to a declaration of inconsistency made under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 or Human Rights Act 1993. The Law Society addressed the Privileges committee today about its submission on the New Zealand Bill of Rights (Declaration of Inconsistency) Amendment Bill, saying it is important a formal process is in place to respond to a declaration ...