Section 81 — Human Rights Act 1993: Commission to inform parties of process

81 Commission to inform parties of process (1) Before gathering information about a complaint, the Commission must comply with subsections (2) and (4) . (2) The Commission must inform the following persons of the Commission's intention to gather information under section 82 , and provide them with general information about the matters stated in subsection (3) : (a) the complainant (if any); and (b) any person alleged to be aggrieved (if not the complainant); and (c) the person against whom the complaint is made; and (d) if the complaint alleges a breach of Part 1A , or alleges a breach of Part 2 by a person or body referred to in section 3 of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 , the Attorney-General: (e) any other person or body that the Commission considers relevant. (3) The matters referred to in subsection (2) are— (a) rights and obligations under this Act; and (b) processes that apply to complaints under this Act; and (c) other services that may help the parties to a complaint secure a settlement of the matter. (4) The Commission must also inform the person against whom the complaint was made and, if subsection (2)(d) applies, the Attorney-General— (a) of the details of the complaint (if any); and (b) of the right of that person and, if subsection (2)(d) applies, of the Attorney-General to submit to the Commission, within a reasonable time, information in response to the complaint. (5) A requirement under this section to inform a person is satisfied if all reasonable efforts have been made to inform the person. Sections 75 to 92 were substituted, as from 1 January 2002, by section 9 Human Rights Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 96).