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</ul> </div> <div class="homepageContent"> <h3>Frequently viewed</h3> <ul class="links"> <li><a href="/act/public/1993/0105/latest/contents.html?src=td">Companies Act 1993</a></li> <li><a href="/act/public/2000/0024/latest/contents.html?src=td">Employment Relations Act 2000</a></li> <li><a href="/act/public/2007/0097/latest/contents.html?src=td">Income Tax Act 2007</a></li> <li><a href="/act/public/1991/0069/latest/contents.html?src=td">Resource Management Act 1991</a></li> <li><a href="/act/public/2020/0031/latest/contents.html?src=td">Privacy Act 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/act/public/1961/0043/latest/contents.html?src=td">Crimes Act 1961</a></li> <li><a href="/act/public/2015/0070/latest/contents.html?src=td">Health and Safety at Work Act 2015</a></li> <li><a href="/act/public/2004/0072/latest/contents.html?src=td">Building Act 2004</a></li> <li><a href="/act/public/1986/0120/latest/contents.html?src=td">Residential Tenancies Act 1986</a></li> <li><a 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href="http://www.nzlii.org/nz/legis/num_reg/">New Zealand Statutory Regulations 1936–2007</a> for historical Statutory Regulations</li> <li><a href="http://www.nzlii.org/nz/legis/hist_bill/">New Zealand Historical Bills 1854–2008</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nzlii.org/nz/legis/hist_sop/">New Zealand Historical Supplementary Order Papers 1870–2007</a> </li> <li><a href="http://www.parliament.nz/">New Zealand Parliament</a> for the <a href="https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/bills-and-laws/schedule-of-divided-bills/">Schedule of divided Bills</a> and to <a href="https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/make-a-submission/">make a submission</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.beehive.govt.nz/">beehive.govt.nz</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.dia.govt.nz/Services-New-Zealand-Gazette-Index">New Zealand Gazette</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/judgments">How to access court judgments</a> – <a href="https://www.justice.govt.nz/courts/decisions/jdo">Judicial Decisions 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