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StatuteHuman Rights Act 1993

Section 92O — Human Rights Act 1993: Tribunal may defer or modify remedies for breach of Part 1A or Part 2 or terms of settlement

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92O Tribunal may defer or modify remedies for breach of Part 1A or Part 2 or terms of settlement (1) If, in any proceedings under this Part, the Tribunal determines that an act or omission is in breach of Part 1A or Part 2 or the terms of a settlement of a complaint, it may, on the application of any party to the proceedings, take 1 or more of the actions stated in subsection (2) . (2) The actions are,— (a) instead of, or as well as, awarding damages or granting any other remedy,— (i) to specify a period during which the defendant must remedy the breach; and (ii) to adjourn the proceedings to a specified date to enable further consideration of the remedies or further remedies (if any) to be granted: (b) to refuse to grant any remedy that has retrospective effect: (c) to refuse to grant any remedy in respect of an act or omission that occurred before the bringing of proceedings or the date of the determination of the Tribunal or any other date specified by the Tribunal: (d) to provide that any remedy granted has effect only prospectively or only from a date specified by the Tribunal: (e) to provide that the retrospective effect of any remedy is limited in a way specified by the Tribunal. Sections 92A to 92W were inserted, as from 1 January 2002, by section 9 Human Rights Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 96).

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