(1) All statutory provisions must, to the extent possible that is consistent
with their purpose, be interpreted in a way that is
compatible with human rights.
(2) If a statutory provision can not be
interpreted in a way that is compatible with human rights, the provision must,
to the extent possible that is consistent with its purpose, be interpreted in
a way that is most compatible with human rights.
(3) International law and
the judgments of domestic, foreign and international courts and tribunals
relevant to a human right may be considered in interpreting a statutory
provision.
(4) This section does not affect the validity of—
(b) a
statutory instrument or provision of a statutory instrument that is not
compatible with human rights and is empowered to be so by the Act under which
it is made.
(5) This section does not apply to a statutory provision the
subject of an override declaration that is in force.
