Part 3 s 92G
Human Rights Act 1993
Version as at
1 July 2024
Section 92F: inserted, on 1 January 2002, by section 9 of the Human Rights Amendment Act 2001
(2001 No 96).
92G Right of Attorney-General to appear in civil proceedings
(1)
The Attorney-General may appear and be heard, in person or by a barrister or
solicitor,—
(a)
in proceedings before the Human Rights Review Tribunal alleging a
breach of Part 1A, or alleging a breach of Part 2 by a person or body
referred to in section 3 of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990:
(b)
in proceedings in any of the following courts in relation to proceedings
of a kind referred to in paragraph (a) that are or have been before the
Human Rights Review Tribunal:
(i)
the District Court:
(ii)
the High Court:
(iii)
the Court of Appeal:
(iv)
the Supreme Court.
(2)
The right to appear and be heard given by subsection (1) may be exercised
whether or not the Attorney-General is or was a party to the proceedings before
the Human Rights Review Tribunal.
(3)
If, under subsection (1), the Attorney-General appears in any proceedings of a
kind described in that subsection, he or she has, unless those proceedings are
by way of appeal, the right to adduce evidence and the right to cross-examine
witnesses.
Compare: 1977 No 49 s 38A; 1983 No 56 s 13; 1993 No 35 s 3(5)
Section 92G: inserted, on 1 January 2002, by section 9 of the Human Rights Amendment Act 2001
(2001 No 96).
Section 92G(1)(b)(i): amended, on 1 March 2017, by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016
(2016 No 49).
Section 92G(1)(b)(iv): added, on 1 January 2004, by section 48(1) of the Supreme Court Act 2003
(2003 No 53).
92H Right of Commission to appear in civil proceedings
(1)
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The Commission may appear and be heard, in person or by a barrister or
solicitor,—
(a)
in proceedings before the Human Rights Review Tribunal; and
(b)
in proceedings in any of the following courts in relation to proceedings
that are or have been before the Human Rights Review Tribunal:
(i)
the District Court:
(ii)
the High Court:
(iii)
the Court of Appeal:
(iv)
the Supreme Court.
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