Section 144 — Human Rights Act 1993: Regulations

144 Regulations (1) The Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council, make regulations for all or any of the following purposes: (a) Prescribing the procedure to be followed under this Act in respect of complaints to and proceedings before the Commission or in respect of proceedings before the Tribunal: (b) Prescribing forms for the purposes of this Act, and requiring the use of such forms: (c) Providing for such matters as are contemplated by or necessary for giving full effect to this Act and for its due administration. (2) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that the power conferred by subsection (1) of this section to make regulations in respect of proceedings before the Tribunal includes power to make regulations in respect of proceedings in connection with the exercise or performance of any function, power, or duty conferred or imposed on the Tribunal by or under any other enactment. Compare: 1977 No 49 s 85 Subsection (1)(a) was amended, as from 1 January 2002, by section 39 Human Rights Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 96) by omitting “ or the Complaints Division ” . Subsection (2) was inserted, as from 21 October 1994, by section 82 Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 (1994 No 88). See the Human Rights Review Tribunal Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/19) which, as from 21 March 2002, prescribe procedures to be followed in proceedings before the Human Rights Review Tribunal (the renamed Complaints Review Tribunal).