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Human Rights Act 1993

Miscellaneous provisions - Complaints Division

148O: Complaints about breaches of Part 1A

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"Complaining about someone breaking human rights rules"

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You can make a complaint to the Commission if you think someone has broken the rules in Part 1A. The Commission does not have to listen to complaints about breaches of Part 1A that happened before 1 April 2002. The Commission also does not have to listen to complaints about things that happened before 1 January 2002 and stopped before that date, if they are about breaches of Part 1A.

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Part 7Miscellaneous provisions
Complaints Division

148OComplaints about breaches of Part 1A

  1. Despite section 76, the Commission is not under a duty to receive or assess any complaint alleging a breach of Part 1A that is made to the Commission before 1 April 2002.

  2. The Commission is not under a duty to receive or assess any complaint alleging that an act or omission that occurred before 1 January 2002 and that ceased to continue or to be in force before 1 January 2002 is in breach of Part 1A.

Notes
  • Section 148O: inserted, on , by section 40 of the Human Rights Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 96).