Part 3 s 79A
(b)
Human Rights Act 1993
Version as at
1 July 2024
must be treated only as a complaint that there has been a breach of
the relevant provision or provisions of Part 2 if the act or omission
complained of involves conduct that is unlawful under any of sections
22, 23, 61 to 63, and 66.
(5)
If the complaint or relevant part of it concerns a breach of Part 2, and none
of subsections (2) to (4) applies to the complaint or relevant part of it, the
complaint or relevant part of it must be treated only as a complaint that there
has been a breach of the relevant provision or provisions of Part 2.
(6)
Nothing in this section prevents the Commission from involving any person
that it considers appropriate in information gathering and the resolution of
disputes.
Section 79: substituted, on 1 January 2002, by section 9 of the Human Rights Amendment Act 2001
(2001 No 96).
79A Choice of procedures
(1)
If the circumstances giving rise to a complaint under Part 2 are such that
an employee would also be entitled to pursue a personal grievance under the
Employment Relations Act 2000, the employee may take one, but not both, of
the following steps:
(a)
the employee may make in relation to those circumstances a complaint
under this Act:
(b)
the employee may, if the grievance is not otherwise resolved, apply to
the Employment Relations Authority for the resolution of the grievance
under the Employment Relations Act 2000.
(2)
To avoid doubt, a complaint referred to in subsection (1) includes, but is not
limited to, a complaint about sexual harassment or racial harassment.
(3)
For the purposes of subsection (1)(a), an employee makes a complaint when
proceedings about that complaint are commenced by the complainant or the
Commission.
(4)
If an employee makes a complaint under subsection (1)(a), the employee may
not exercise or continue to exercise any rights relating to the subject matter of
the complaint that the employee may have under the Employment Relations
Act 2000.
(5)
If an employee applies to the Employment Relations Authority for a resolution
of the grievance under subsection (1)(b), the employee may not exercise or
continue to exercise any rights relating to the subject matter of the grievance
that the employee may have under this Act.
Section 79A: inserted, on 1 December 2004, by section 4 of the Human Rights Amendment Act 2004
(2004 No 88).
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