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Supreme Court of New Zealand Wellington
SC 14/2022
17 June (written submissions); 12 July; 21 November 2022
Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook , O’Regan , Ellen France and Kós JJ
SC 14/2022
17 June (written submissions); 12 July; 21 November 2022
Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook , O’Regan , Ellen France and Kós JJ
Bill of Rights Act — Voting age of 18 — Whether discrimination on grounds of age for those 16 and older — Whether demonstrably justified — Role of s 6 when apparently conflicting rights in Bill of Rights Act — New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 ss 6, 12 and 19.
Elections and polls — Parliamentary elections — Voting age of 18 — Whether discrimination on grounds of age for those 16 and older — Whether demonstrably justified — New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 ss 6, 12 and 19.
Local government — Elections and polls — Voting age of 18 — Whether discrimination on grounds of age for those 16 and older — Whether demonstrably justified — New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 s 19.