Section 92B — Human Rights Act 1993: Civil proceedings arising from complaints

92B Civil proceedings arising from complaints (1) If a complaint referred to in section 76(2)(a) has been made, the complainant, the person aggrieved (if not the complainant), or the Commission may bring civil proceedings before the Human Rights Review Tribunal— (a) for a breach of Part 1A (other than a breach of Part 1A that is an enactment, or an act or omission authorised or required by an enactment or otherwise by law), against the person or persons alleged to be responsible for the breach: (b) for a breach of Part 1A that is an enactment, or an act or omission authorised or required by an enactment or otherwise by law, against the Attorney-General, or against a person or body referred to in section 3(b) of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 alleged to be responsible for the breach: (c) for a breach of Part 2 , against the person or persons alleged to be responsible for the breach. (2) If a complaint under section 76(2)(a) relates to a discriminatory practice alleged to be in breach of Part 1A or Part 2 and to affect a class of persons, proceedings under subsection (1) may be brought by the Commission on behalf of the class of persons affected. (3) A person against whom a complaint referred to in section 76(2)(a) has been made may bring civil proceedings before the Tribunal in relation to the complaint if no proceedings in relation to the complaint have been brought under subsection (1) by, or on behalf of, the complainant or person aggrieved or a class of persons. (4) If parties to a complaint under section 76(2)(a) have reached a settlement of the complaint (whether through mediation or otherwise) but one of them is failing to observe a term of the settlement, another of them may bring proceedings before the Tribunal to enforce the settlement. (5) The rights given by subsections (1) , (3) , and (4) are not limited or affected just because the Commission or a mediator at a dispute resolution meeting or the Director is taking any action in relation to the complaint concerned. (6) Despite subsection (2) , the Commission may bring proceedings under subsection (1) only if— (a) the complainant or person aggrieved (if not the complainant) has not brought proceedings; and (b) the Commission has obtained the agreement of that person before bringing the proceedings; and (c) it considers that bringing the proceedings will facilitate the performance of its functions stated in section 5(2)(a) . (7) Despite subsections (1) to (6) , no proceedings may be brought under this section in respect of a complaint or relevant part of a complaint to which section 79(3) applies. Sections 92A to 92W were inserted, as from 1 January 2002, by section 9 Human Rights Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 96).