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sec.43Override by Parliament
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### sec.43 Override by Parliament
Parliament may expressly declare in an Act that the Act or another Act, or a provision of the Act or another Act, has effect despite being incompatible with 1 or more human rights or despite anything else in this Act.
A declaration under subsection (1) is an override declaration .
If an override declaration is made in relation to an Act or a provision of an Act, the declaration extends to a statutory instrument made under the Act or provision.
It is the intention of Parliament that an override declaration will only be made in exceptional circumstances.
war, a state of emergency, an exceptional crisis situation constituting a threat to public safety, health or order
(sec.43-ssec.1) Parliament may expressly declare in an Act that the Act or another Act, or a provision of the Act or another Act, has effect despite being incompatible with 1 or more human rights or despite anything else in this Act.
(sec.43-ssec.2) A declaration under subsection (1) is an override declaration .
(sec.43-ssec.3) If an override declaration is made in relation to an Act or a provision of an Act, the declaration extends to a statutory instrument made under the Act or provision.
(sec.43-ssec.4) It is the intention of Parliament that an override declaration will only be made in exceptional circumstances. war, a state of emergency, an exceptional crisis situation constituting a threat to public safety, health or order