Human Rights (Women in Armed Forces) Amendment Act 2007
Human Rights (Women in Armed Forces) Amendment Act 2007
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Human Rights (Women in Armed Forces) Amendment Act 2007
Human Rights (Women in Armed Forces) Amendment Act 2007
| Public Act | 2007 No 16 |
| Date of assent | 4 May 2007 |
Note
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.
Contents
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
1 Title
This Act is the Human Rights (Women in Armed Forces) Amendment Act 2007.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
Part 1
Amendment to principal Act
3 Principal Act amended
This Part amends the Human Rights Act 1993.
4 Purpose
The purpose of this Part is to amend the Human Rights Act 1993 to remove an exemption allowing discrimination against women that prevents them from serving in combat positions as New Zealand no longer prevents women from serving in an active combat role.
5 Section 33 repealed
Section 33 is repealed.
Part 2
Consequential amendments to Employment Relations Act 2000
6 Principal Act amended
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(1) This Part amends the Employment Relations Act 2000.
(2) Section 106(1)(j) is repealed.
(3) Section 106(2)(a) is amended by omitting
“32, and 33”
and substituting“and 32”
.
Legislative history | |
|---|---|
| 24 August 2006 | Introduction (Bill 76-1) |
| 6 September 2006 | First reading and referral to Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee |
| 15 December 2006 | Reported from Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee (Bill 76-2) |
| 29 March 2007 | Second reading |
| 3, 4 April, 1 May 2007 | Committee of the whole House (Bill 76-3) |
| 3 May 2007 | Third reading |
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Human Rights (Women in Armed Forces) Amendment Act 2007
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