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Human Rights Act 1993

Resolution of disputes about compliance with Part 1A and Part 2

85: Confidentiality of information disclosed at dispute resolution meeting

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"Keeping things secret at a dispute resolution meeting"

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When you are at a dispute resolution meeting, people must keep some things secret. They must not tell others about things you say or do at the meeting, unless you agree they can. This rule applies to the mediator, people at the meeting, and people who work for the Commission or help at the meeting.

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Part 3Resolution of disputes about compliance with Part 1A and Part 2

85Confidentiality of information disclosed at dispute resolution meeting

  1. Except with the consent of the parties or the relevant party, persons referred to in subsection (2) must keep confidential—

  2. a statement, admission, or document created or made for the purposes of a dispute resolution meeting; and
    1. information that is disclosed orally for the purposes of, and in the course of, a dispute resolution meeting.

      1. Subsection (1) applies to every person who—

      2. is a mediator for a dispute resolution meeting; or
        1. attends a dispute resolution meeting; or
          1. is a person employed or engaged by the Commission; or
            1. is a person who assists either a mediator at a dispute resolution meeting or a person who attends a dispute resolution meeting.

              Notes
              • Section 85: substituted, on , by section 9 of the Human Rights Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 96).