Section 83 — Human Rights Act 1993: Settlement

83 Settlement (1) This section applies if at any time it appears to the Commission from a complaint (including one referred back to the Commission by the Director, under section 90(1)(b) , or the Tribunal, under section 92D ), or from information gathered in relation to the complaint (including any response made under section 81(4)(b) ), that it may be possible to reach a settlement. (2) The Commission must use its best endeavours to assist the parties to secure a settlement. (3) In this section, settlement — (a) means the agreement of the parties concerned on actions that settle the matter, which may include the payment of compensation or the tendering of an apology; and (b) includes a satisfactory assurance by the person to whom the complaint relates against the repetition of the conduct that was the subject matter of the complaint or against further conduct of a similar kind. Sections 75 to 92 were substituted, as from 1 January 2002, by section 9 Human Rights Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 96).