Part 3 s 82 (3) (4) (5) Human Rights Act 1993 Version as at 1 July 2024 (c) the person against whom the complaint is made; and (d) if the complaint alleges a breach of Part 1A, or alleges a breach of Part 2 by a person or body referred to in section 3 of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, the Attorney-General: (e) any other person or body that the Commission considers relevant. The matters referred to in subsection (2) are— (a) rights and obligations under this Act; and (b) processes that apply to complaints under this Act; and (c) other services that may help the parties to a complaint secure a settle‐ ment of the matter. The Commission must also inform the person against whom the complaint was made and, if subsection (2)(d) applies, the Attorney-General— (a) of the details of the complaint (if any); and (b) of the right of that person and, if subsection (2)(d) applies, of the Attorney-General to submit to the Commission, within a reasonable time, information in response to the complaint. A requirement under this section to inform a person is satisfied if all reasonable efforts have been made to inform the person. Section 81: substituted, on 1 January 2002, by section 9 of the Human Rights Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 96). 82 Information gathering and disclosure by Commission (1) When the Commission gathers information about a complaint under section 76(2)(b) for the purposes of section 76(2)(c) or (d)— (2) (a) that process must be conducted in private: (b) the Commission may hear or obtain information from any persons it thinks fit: (c) except as provided in section 81(4)(b), no person is entitled as of right to be heard by the Commission. The Commission must make all reasonable efforts to give all parties concerned all relevant information gathered (if any) by it in relation to a complaint promptly after the information is gathered. Section 82: substituted, on 1 January 2002, by section 9 of the Human Rights Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 96). 83 Settlement (1) This section applies if at any time it appears to the Commission from a com‐ plaint (including one referred back to the Commission by the Director, under section 90(1)(b), or the Tribunal, under section 92D), or from information gath‐ ered in relation to the complaint (including any response made under section 81(4)(b)), that it may be possible to reach a settlement. 66

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