Current Version
| Region | New Zealand |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | Sexual orientation only |
| Start Date | Feb 1, 1994 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | The Human Rights Act 1993 prohibits discrimination in relation to employment and religious grounds, affirmed by section 19 of the NZ Bill of Rights Act 1990, which apply everywhere. However, protections only apply to those of heterosexual, homosexual, lesbian, or bisexual orientations, and currently gender identity is ambiguously regarded as being protected under the ground of sex. That has not been tested yet, and is prone to being interpreted otherwise. |
| Sources | Bill of Rights: http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1990/0109/latest/whole.html#DLM224792 Human Rights Act 1993 (See Part 2): http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1993/0082/latest/whole.html#DLM304467 Lack of gender identity protections: http://www.nzlii.org/nz/journals/NZPubIntLawJl/2016/2.html |
Reports (2)
- Status is not correct "Case law states gender in the Human Rights Act includes gender identity i.e trans-gender and non-binary people are protected from discrimination in employment "
- Status is not correct "According to ChatGPT, denying someone a job because of their gender identity is illegal, and if it happens they can take it to The Human Rights Commission in New Zealand"
Revision History (5)
Revision by Ro_Guy
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Sexual orientation and gender identity | Sexual orientation only |
Revision by Carolina2k22
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Sexual orientation only | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
Revision by Carolina2k22
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Sexual orientation and gender identity | Sexual orientation only |
| Note | The Human Rights Act 1993 prohibits discrimination in relation to employment and religious grounds, affirmed by section 19 of the NZ Bill of Rights Act 1990, which apply everywhere. However, protections only apply to those of heterosexual, homosexual, lesbian, or bisexual orientations, and currently gender identity is ambiguously regarded as being protected under the ground of sex. | The Human Rights Act 1993 prohibits discrimination in relation to employment and religious grounds, affirmed by section 19 of the NZ Bill of Rights Act 1990, which apply everywhere. However, protections only apply to those of heterosexual, homosexual, lesbian, or bisexual orientations, and currently gender identity is ambiguously regarded as being protected under the ground of sex. That has not been tested yet, and is prone to being interpreted otherwise. |
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| Sources | Bill of Rights: http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1990/0109/latest/whole.html#DLM224792 Human Rights Act 1993 (See Part 2): http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1993/0082/latest/whole.html#DLM304467 | Bill of Rights: http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1990/0109/latest/whole.html#DLM224792 Human Rights Act 1993 (See Part 2): http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1993/0082/latest/whole.html#DLM304467 Lack of gender identity protections: http://www.nzlii.org/nz/journals/NZPubIntLawJl/2016/2.html |
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Revision by Carolina2k22
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | NZ Bill of Rights prohibits discrimination in relation to employment and religious grounds, in conjunction with the Human Rights Act 1993 which applies everywhere. However, this only applies to heterosexual, homosexual, lesbian, or bisexual orientations, and currently gender identity is ambiguously regarded as being protected under the ground of sex. | The Human Rights Act 1993 prohibits discrimination in relation to employment and religious grounds, affirmed by section 19 of the NZ Bill of Rights Act 1990, which apply everywhere. However, protections only apply to those of heterosexual, homosexual, lesbian, or bisexual orientations, and currently gender identity is ambiguously regarded as being protected under the ground of sex. |
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Revision by Carolina2k22
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | NZ Bill of Rights forbids discrimination in relation to employment and religious grounds, in conjunction with the Human Rights Act 1993 which applies everywhere. | NZ Bill of Rights prohibits discrimination in relation to employment and religious grounds, in conjunction with the Human Rights Act 1993 which applies everywhere. However, this only applies to heterosexual, homosexual, lesbian, or bisexual orientations, and currently gender identity is ambiguously regarded as being protected under the ground of sex. |
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Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "Gender identity in the Human Rights Act 1993 is not a prohibited ground of discrimination, and sexual orientation only covers heterosexual, bisexual, lesbian and homosexual sexual orientations. Therefore sexual orientation is only partially protected, and gender identity is not protected."