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Human Rights Act 1993

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

87: Certain information not to be made available

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"Some information shared in meetings is private and can't be shared with others."

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When you are at a meeting to resolve a dispute, you might share some information with the mediator. This information must not be shared with others under the Official Information Act 1982 or the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987. You can only share this information if everyone involved in the dispute agrees to it.

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

87Certain information not to be made available

  1. Any statement, admission, document, or information disclosed or made to the mediator at a dispute resolution meeting for the purposes of the dispute resolution meeting must not be made available under the Official Information Act 1982 or the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 by a person to whom section 85(1) applies, except with the consent of the parties or the relevant party.

Notes
  • Section 87: substituted, on , by section 9 of the Human Rights Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 96).