Bill of Rights Act recent cases
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Click on the links below to Statutory Interpretation for detail on some of the cases, and their appeals:
- [BR11.02]: Right to refuse to undergo medical treatment – Water fluoridation: Fluoride Action Network (NZ) Inc v Hastings District Council [2024] NZHC 1313.
- [BR11.02]: Right to refuse to undergo medical treatment – Water fluoridation: New Health New Zealand Inc v Director-General of Health [2023] NZHC 3183 and New Health New Zealand Inc v Director-General of Health [2024] NZHC 196.
- [BR11.03]: Right to refuse to undergo medical treatment – Vaccination: Four Members of the Armed Forces v Chief of Defence Force [2024] NZCA 17 and NZTSOS Inc v Minister for Covid-19 Response [2024] NZCA 74.
- [BR15.03]: Manifestation of religion and belief – Limitation on public gatherings – Continuing justification when circumstances change: Free to be Church Trust v Minister for Covid-19 Response [2024] NZCA 81.
- [BR5.02A], [BR16.01]: Limitation on freedom of peaceful assembly; COVID-19 order limits minimal and justified: Eastwood v Police [2023] NZHC 3885.