Human Rights Act matters Forty nine decisions were made regarding applications for representation under the HRA. Of these, ten decisions were made to provide representation: five for representation in the Human Rights Review Tribunal; two for representation in the High Court; and three for settlement purposes. Five matters were referred back to the Human Rights Commission for mediation. No further action was taken in six cases. ‘No’ decisions were made in 28 cases, including a decision to withdraw representation previously provided. Sixty one per cent of applications for representation related to Part 1A of the HRA (which deals with discrimination by Government and bodies acting with public legal authority). Thirty nine per cent related to Part 2 of the HRA (which largely deals with discrimination in the private sector). Privacy Act matters Thirty decisions were made in respect to PA matters. Sixteen decisions followed referrals from the Privacy Commissioner under section 77 of the Act. The Director decided to bring proceedings in four of these cases; three were settled; five were resolved; and decisions were made not to bring proceedings in the remaining four cases. Fourteen decisions were made in respect to invitations to intervene in proceedings before the Human Rights Review Tribunal. The Director declined to intervene in any of these. 34 Human Rights Commission