Discussion paper - Re-evaluation of Human Rights protections [pdf, 534 KB]
...immigration control). The provision, enacted 23 years ago, has only recently become problematic as government has increasingly used private contractual forms for the delivery of public programmes and purposes. Citizens are now often referred to as “consumers” of government services and private institutions have sometimes had a role in delivering public programmes on behalf of government. 30. Once the breadth of the term services is appreciated, the lines between public and private as orig...