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  • Extending the prohibited grounds of discrimination in the Human Rights Act to cover caste, union activity, appearance, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, sex characteristics, and all sexual orientations, and reviewing the exceptions to the prohibitions on discrimination to ensure they do not harm or exclude marginalised groups. (3.1.2)
  • Extending the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act to cover other human rights recognised in international human rights instruments, such as social, economic and cultural rights, the right to privacy, the right to self-determination and children’s rights, and ensuring that our laws and practices are consistent with them. (3.3.3)
  • Making the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act supreme law and entrenching it. (3.4.3)