New Zealand

Disability-Specific Laws

New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act, 2000 (Full text, html, link to Parliamentary Counsel Office, Government of New Zealand)

Disabled Persons Community Welfare Act, 1975 (Full text, html, link to Parliamentary Counsel Office, Government of New Zealand)

Disabled Persons Employment Promotion Act, 1960 (Full text, html, link to Parliamentary Counsel Office, Government of New Zealand)

General Laws with Disability Provisions

Human Rights Act, 1993 (Full text, html, link to Parliamentary Counsel Office, Government of New Zealand)

Disability-Specific Policies

The New Zealand Disability Strategy, 2001 (Full text, html, link to the Office for Disability Issues, Ministry of Social Development, Government of New Zealand)

Pathways to Inclusion, 2001 (Full text, pdf, link to the Office for Disability Issues, Ministry of Social Development, Government of New Zealand)

Information Links in Country

Office for Disability Issues

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