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Human Rights Act 1993

Miscellaneous provisions

144: Regulations

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"Rules Made by the Governor-General"

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The Governor-General can make regulations for the Human Rights Act 1993. You will follow these regulations when making complaints or going to the Commission or Tribunal. The Governor-General can also make regulations about forms and other things needed to make the Act work properly. You can find out more about what regulations are and how they are published by looking at Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. The Governor-General has the power to make regulations about proceedings before the Tribunal, including when the Tribunal is doing something because of another law.

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Part 7Miscellaneous provisions

144Regulations

  1. The Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council, make regulations for all or any of the following purposes:

  2. prescribing the procedure to be followed under this Act in respect of complaints to and proceedings before the Commission or in respect of proceedings before the Tribunal:
    1. prescribing forms for the purposes of this Act, and requiring the use of such forms:
      1. providing for such matters as are contemplated by or necessary for giving full effect to this Act and for its due administration.

        1. For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that the power conferred by subsection (1) to make regulations in respect of proceedings before the Tribunal includes power to make regulations in respect of proceedings in connection with the exercise or performance of any function, power, or duty conferred or imposed on the Tribunal by or under any other enactment.

        2. Regulations under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

        Compare
        • 1977 No 49 s 85(1)
        Notes
        • Section 144(1)(a): amended, on , by section 39 of the Human Rights Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 96).
        • Section 144(2): added, on , by section 82 of the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 (1994 No 88).
        • Section 144(3): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).