Equal Rights & Democracy

New Zealand is a liberal democracy. Your rights should not depend on your ancestry, your politics, or which group a public body puts you in. The people who exercise public power should answer to voters, and taxpayers should be able to see who is responsible when government fails.

ACT stands for one person, one vote and one law for all. We will put enshrine equal rights in the Constitution Act, protect lawful speech from professional regulators, put funding for human rights into resolving real cases, and make central government small enough for ministers to be held accountable.

In Government, ACT has put need before race, restored local referendums, reinforced merit in the public service and put property rights and better lawmaking standards into law. There is more to do.