Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994

Complaints and investigations - Proceedings before Human Rights Review Tribunal

53: Limitation on right to bring proceedings

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"Time limits apply when taking someone to the Human Rights Review Tribunal."

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If you want to take someone to the Human Rights Review Tribunal, there are some limits on when you can do this. You can't bring proceedings about something that has already been sorted out by agreement between the people involved, unless someone didn't do what they agreed to do. This rule applies even if the agreement was about something that might have broken the Code, and it's related to what is said in section 50 and section 51.

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52: Remedies that may be sought, or

"What help you can ask for if your rights have been broken"

54: Powers of Human Rights Review Tribunal, or

"What the Human Rights Review Tribunal can do to help you if someone breaks the rules."

Part 4Complaints and investigations
Proceedings before Human Rights Review Tribunal

53Limitation on right to bring proceedings

Nothing in section 50 or section 51 authorises or permits the Director of Proceedings or any aggrieved person to bring proceedings before the Tribunal in respect of any action that is alleged to be in breach of the Code in any case where the matter has been resolved under this Act by agreement between the parties concerned, unless a term of that agreement has not been complied with.