That said, the protections in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act are very, very important, and perhaps they're a bit too easy for us to ignore when Parliament gets it wrong, because there are times when Parliament passes legislation which we might think is consistent with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act but, actually, on closer reflection it isn't, and sometimes it deliberately is passed when it is known to be inconsistent with the protections in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act. 