Submission of the New Zealand Human Rights Commission to the 18 th session of the Human Rights Council; New Zealand’s Second Universal Periodic Review. 16. In the period 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014 there were 402 complaints made to the Commission alleging unlawful discrimination on the grounds of disability. One hundred and eighty one were from females and 185 from males.6 Summary of complaints disaggregated by area Area Total Female Male Employment 85 50 21 Accommodation 13 6 7 Provision of goods and services 72 30 30 17. Of the 402 complaints received 73% were resolved or partly resolved through the Commission’s disputes resolution process. How complaints were resolved Assistance or Mediation information to self-resolve Unable to be Withdrawn or Still open resolved outside through jurisdiction Disputes resolution process 61% 4% 12% 16% 7% New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Act 2013 18. As noted above the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Act effectively removed any potential domestic legal remedy for unlawful discrimination relating to the government’s family care policy. The Commission has consistently urged the Government to repeal this legislation. In August 2013 the Disabled Person’s Assembly (“DPA”) launched a petition to repeal the Act. On 22 July this year the petition was presented to Green Party Member of Parliament, Catherine Delahunty.7 6 Some of these complaints are still open and the records on personal statistics may not have been completed. In addition it should be noted that providing information about gender is voluntary and in some cases there is no opportunity to obtain this personal information. The collection rate for gender statistics is approximately 91%. 7 http://www.dpa.org.nz/news 5