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The Courts continue to hear cases challenging vaccine mandates and lockdown orders, as well as challenges to water fluoridation by local councils.

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.
By Jason Bull
Senior Legal Editor – Analytical Law

Jason Bull is a Senior Legal Editor in the New Zealand Analytical Law team with over 20 years’ experience at Thomson Reuters. He has worked in the legislation, and books teams and more latterly with annotated commentary products.

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