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Section 5 — New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Justified limitations
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5 Justified limitations Subject to section 4 of this Bill of Rights, the rights and freedoms contained in this Bill of Rights may be subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.
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