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Supreme Court of New Zealand Wellington
SC 141/2016; [2018] NZSC 59
16, 17 November 2017; 27 June 2018
Elias CJ, William Young, Glazebrook, O’Regan and Ellen France JJ
SC 141/2016; [2018] NZSC 59
16, 17 November 2017; 27 June 2018
Elias CJ, William Young, Glazebrook, O’Regan and Ellen France JJ
Constitutional law — New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 — Compulsory medical treatment — Fluoridation of water supply — Whether authorised by legislation — Whether compulsory medical treatment — Whether justified in free and democratic society — New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, ss 5, 6 and 11.
Local government — Powers — Fluoridation of water supply — Whether authorised by legislation — Whether compulsory medical treatment — Whether justified in free and democratic society — New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, ss 5, 6 and 11.