13. The Human Rights Amendment Act 2016 resulted in some changes to the statutory functions of the Human Rights Commission and the role of both the Race Relations and Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioners. The relevant aspects of these changes are as follows: (a) The primary functions of the Commission were amended to specifically include the function of promoting racial equality and cultural diversity (new section 5(1)(c)) along with additional primary statutory functions of promoting equal opportunities (including pay equity) and promoting and protecting the full enjoyment of human rights by people with disabilities. (b) The legislation previously provided for the appointment of a Race Relations Commissioner, Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner, a Chief Human Rights Commissioner and up to three other part-time Commissioners. There was no statutory requirement for the appointment of a Disability Rights Commissioner but, in practice, one of the part-time human rights commissioners was designated as the human rights commissioner with responsibility for disability rights. (c) The 2016 amendments now require the appointment of a Chief Commissioner and not less than 3, but no more than 4, other Commissioners. It is stipulated that there must be a commissioner appointed to lead the work of the commission in the priority areas of disability rights (the Disability Rights Commissioner), equal employment opportunities (the Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner) and race relations (the Race Relations Commissioner). 14. Although there have been some structural changes to the legislation, in practice there remains a clearly identifiable, and specifically named, Race Relations Commissioner who has a broad range of statutory powers and functions. The changes have not resulted in any actual or substantive change to the independence or accessibility of the Race Relations Commissioner. 15. Since 2011 a Human Rights Commissioner has been designated with responsibility for indigenous rights. However, there is no statutory requirement to appoint an “Indigenous Rights Commissioner”. Recent Initiatives of the Race Relations Commissioner 16. Recent activities of the Race Relations Commissioner include the successful “That’s Us” campaign against casual racism which encouraged people to share their stories and experiences of racism (www.thatsus.co.nz) and the recently launched “Give Nothing to 5