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In forceFreedom from forced work
Part 2Human rights
26 Freedom from forced work
(1)
No-one may be held in slavery or servitude.
(2)
No-one may be made to perform forced or compulsory labour.
(3)
In subsection (2):
forced or compulsory labour does not include—
(a)
work or service normally required of an individual who is under detention because of a lawful court order, or who has been conditionally released from detention under a court order; or
(b)
work or service required because of an emergency or calamity threatening the life or wellbeing of the community; or
(c)
work or service that forms part of normal civil obligations.
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