Section 130 — Human Rights Act 1993: Proceedings privileged

130 Proceedings privileged (1) Sections 120 to 126 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 apply except to the extent provided in subsections (2) and (2A) (which set out special rules relating to proceedings under section 131 (which relates to inciting racial disharmony)). (2) No proceedings under section 131 lie against any Commissioner or person engaged or employed in connection with the work of the Commission and the Director of Human Rights Proceedings (relevant person) for anything he or she may do or report or say in the course of the exercise or intended exercise of his or her duties under this Act, unless it is shown that he or she acted in bad faith. (2A) Sections 122 to 126 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 then apply as if the conduct for which a relevant person may be indemnified or insured under those sections included conduct that is covered by the immunity in subsection (2) . (2B) No relevant person can be required to give evidence in any court, or in any proceedings of a judicial nature, in respect of anything coming to his or her knowledge in the exercise of his or her functions. (3) Nothing in subsection (2) of this section applies in respect of proceedings for— (a) An offence against section 78 or section 78A(1) or section 105 or section 105A or section 105B of the Crimes Act 1961 ; or (b) The offence of attempting or conspiring to commit an offence against section 78 or section 78A(1) or section 105 or section 105A or section 105B of the Crimes Act 1961 . (4) Anything said or any information supplied or any document or thing produced by any person in the course of any inquiry by, or proceedings before, the Commission or a Commissioner under this Act shall be privileged in the same manner as if the inquiry or proceedings were proceedings in a Court. (5) For the purposes of clause 3 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Defamation Act 1992 , any report made by the Commission or a Commissioner under this Act shall be deemed to be an official report made by a person holding an inquiry under the authority of the Parliament of New Zealand. Compare: 1971 No 150 s 20; 1977 No 49 s 76; 1982 No 156 s 50 ; 1991 No 126 s 29; 1993 No 35 s 6 Subsection (1) was amended, as from 1 January 2002, by section 35(a) Human Rights Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 96) by adding “ and the Director of Human Rights Proceedings ” . Subsections (1) and (2) were substituted, as from 25 January 2005, by section 200 Crown Entities Act 2004 (2004 No 115). Subsections (2A) and (2B) were inserted, as from 25 January 2005, by section 200 Crown Entities Act 2004 (2004 No 115). Subsection (4) was amended, as from 1 January 2002, by section 35(b) Human Rights Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 96) by omitting “ or investigation ” in both places where they appear.