The Human Rights Act has a number of exceptions to the grounds and areas of unlawful discrimination. One of our Human Rights Information Advisers can explain these to you. The process is private and confidential. A Complaints Resolution Officer will discuss with you which process may be more appropriate. You will be kept well informed throughout the process and you can stop the process at any time.
Any person involved in the complaint process is protected from victimisation.
Victimisation means being treated unfairly because you have exercised or intend to exercise your rights under the Act or the protected Disclosures Act 2000. If your complaint is unable to be resolved it may be referred to an independent body called the Complaints Review Tribunal. The Commission s lawyers will represent you and we will not charge you for this. If your complaint is related to your employment you may want to take a personal grievance, under the appropriate employment legislation. While we have tried to make this educational information as accurate as possible, it is neither exhaustive nor should it be regarded as legal advice.