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What if I’m discriminated against?
No matter what your age, you can make a complaint to the Human Rights Commission if you are discriminated against at school or in your job or elsewhere on the grounds of your colour, race, ethnic or national origins, sex (which includes pregnancy), disability (which includes mental illness), religious or ethical belief, age (commencing with the age of 16 years), political opinion, employment status, family status, marital status or sexual orientation (which includes being gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, fa’afafine and takataapui).
You also can’t be discriminated against because you are a relative of someone who is a certain colour, has certain religious or political views and so forth.
You can complain about discrimination on any of these grounds at any age to the Human Rights Commission (phone 0800 496 877
(s19 New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990; s21 Human Rights Act 1993; Parts 1A, 2, 3 Human Rights Act 1993; Article 2 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child)
No matter what your age, you can make a complaint to the Human Rights Commission if you are discriminated against at school or in your job or elsewhere on the grounds of your colour, race, ethnic or national origins, sex (which includes pregnancy), disability (which includes mental illness), religious or ethical belief, age (commencing with the age of 16 years), political opinion, employment status, family status, marital status or sexual orientation (which includes being gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, fa’afafine and takataapui).
You also can’t be discriminated against because you are a relative of someone who is a certain colour, has certain religious or political views and so forth.
You can complain about discrimination on any of these grounds at any age to the Human Rights Commission (phone 0800 496 877
(s19 New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990; s21 Human Rights Act 1993; Parts 1A, 2, 3 Human Rights Act 1993; Article 2 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child)
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