Section 77 — Human Rights Act 1993: Dispute resolution services
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77 Dispute resolution services (1) The Commission must provide dispute resolution services for the purposes of carrying out its functions under section 76 . (2) Services provided under this section may include— (a) the provision of general information about discrimination and legal obligations in relation to discrimination: (b) the provision of information about what services are available for persons who have disputes about compliance with Part 1A or Part 2 : (c) the provision of a venue for, and a mediator at, any dispute resolution meeting that— (i) is designed to enable each party to discuss and seek to resolve any complaint, without prejudice to his or her position; and (ii) is convened at the request, or with the agreement of, the parties or, if section 84(4) applies, by the Commission: (d) other services (of a type that can address a variety of circumstances) that assist persons to resolve, promptly and effectively, their disputes about compliance with Part 1A or Part 2 . Sections 75 to 92 were substituted, as from 1 January 2002, by section 9 Human Rights Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 96).
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