Privacy Act 2020

Complaints, investigations, and proceedings - Proceedings before Human Rights Review Tribunal - Miscellaneous

111: Certain provisions of Human Rights Act 1993 to apply

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"Some human rights rules apply when you're involved in certain privacy cases"

When you are involved in certain proceedings under the Privacy Act 2020, some parts of the Human Rights Act 1993 will apply to you. These proceedings are under section 97, 98, 104, or 105 of the Privacy Act 2020. You will be treated as if you were under the Human Rights Act 1993.

The parts of the Human Rights Act 1993 that apply are sections 92Q to 92W and Part 4, except for some specific sections. Some sections do not apply when you are involved in proceedings under section 97, 98, 104, or 105 of the Privacy Act 2020. These exceptions are sections 97, 108A, and 108B in certain situations.

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Part 5Complaints, investigations, and proceedings
Proceedings before Human Rights Review Tribunal: Miscellaneous

111Certain provisions of Human Rights Act 1993 to apply

Except to the extent modified by this subpart, the provisions of the Human Rights Act 1993 specified in subsection (2) apply to proceedings under section 97, 98, 104, or 105 of this Act as if they were proceedings under the Human Rights Act 1993.
The provisions of the Human Rights Act 1993 referred to in subsection (1) are—
sections 92Q to 92W; and
Part 4, except—
1. sections 97, 108A, and 108B, in relation to proceedings commenced under section 97, 98, or 104 of this Act; and
2. sections 97, 108A, and 108B in relation to proceedings commenced under section 105 of this Act.

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1993 No 28 s 89

Notes

Section 111(2)(b)(ii): amended, on 30 November 2022, by section 96 of the Statutes Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 75).