27Hu akina D evelo pm ent Trust v W aikato Va lley Au thority [1987] 2 NZLR 188 , 210 per C hilwell J.
28Sellers v Maritime Safety Inspector [1999] NZLR 44.
29The O mbudsmen A ct 1975 provides for review of administrative actions of gov ernment, Crown entities,
and the State enterprises b y the Ombudsm en who are appointed by the Governo r-General on the
recommendation of the House of Representatives and who may be removed from office only on an addre ss
from the House.
30The Official Information A ct 1982 establishes mecha nisms to enable access to official info rmatio n held
by government, Crown entities, the universities, and the State enterprises. The fundamental principle of the
Act is that official information must be made availab le unless there is go od reason for withholding it.
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Zealand society.27 Every Minister who proposes to bring a Bill into Parliament
must assure Cabinet that the Bill complies with the principles of the Treaty. Another
established common law principle is that Parliament does not intend to legislate in
a manner inconsistent with relevant international obligations so that statutes and
delegated legislation will be interpreted by the courts in a manner that is consistent
with those obligations.28
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In the development of legislative policy, consideration is also mandated to the
specific human rights values contained in the Human Rights Act 1993 and to the
privacy principles contained in the Privacy Act 1993. Consideration must also be
given to ensuring proposed legislation links, where appropriate, to the Ombudsmen
Act 197529 and the Official Information Act 1982,30 which provide respectively for
the independent review of administrative action and access to official information.
Delegated legislation
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Mechanisms exist for review of delegated legislation. The Regulations
(Disallowance) Act 1989 enables Parliament by resolution to disallow regulations.
Regulations made by the executive and a good deal of other delegated legislation is
scrutinised by a parliamentary select committee. Under the Standing Orders, the
Regulations Review Committee may draw the Housess attention to regulations that