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Reprint as at 27 August 2013

New Zealand Sign Language Act 2006

Public Act2006 No 18
Date of assent10 April 2006
Commencementsee section 2

Note

Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this reprint.

Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.

This Act is administered by the Ministry of Social Development.


Contents

1 Title

2 Commencement

Part 1
Preliminary provisions

3 Purpose

4 Interpretation

5 Act binds the Crown

Part 2
New Zealand Sign Language

Recognition

6 New Zealand Sign Language to be an official language of New Zealand

7 Right to use New Zealand Sign Language in legal proceedings

8 Effect of recognition

Principles to guide government departments

9 Principles

10 Reporting

Miscellaneous provisions

11 Review of operation of Act

12 New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 not affected

Regulations

13 Regulations

Schedule
Courts and tribunals before which New Zealand Sign Language may be used

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