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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ACT 2005 - SECT 82D

Closing human rights complaints if conciliation unlikely to succeed

    (1)     This section applies if the commission closes a human rights complaint because section 78 (1) (f) applies.

    (2)     The final report in relation to the human rights complaint may—

        (a)     include the substance of the complaint; and

        (b)     include the actions taken to try to resolve the complaint; and

        (c)     recommend any action the commission considers the respondent should take to ensure their acts and decisions are compatible with human rights.

    (3)     A recommendation need not be limited to matters raised by the complaint being closed.

    (4)     If a recommendation recommends that action be taken, it must state the reasonable time within which the action should be taken.

    (5)     The final report is not admissible in a proceeding under the Human Rights Act 2004

, section 40C (Legal proceedings in relation to public authority actions) unless the complainant and the respondent agree.

    (6)     This section is additional to the other requirements of this Act for a final report.



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