The Human Rights Commission can help with complaints about breaches of the Human Rights Act.
If someone has not respected your rights under the Human Rights Act, you can make a complaint to the Human Rights Commission.
The Human Rights Act came into force on 1 February 1994, and there are limited options available to resolve a complaint for anything that happened before that time. You can contact the Human Rights Commission to check what assistance they may be able to offer.
You could make a complaint that someone who was involved in decisions about your care and wellbeing treated you differently from the others because of things like your race or nationality, sex or gender identity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs or because you were disabled. Treating you differently for reasons like these is called unlawful discrimination.
Read the full list of possible grounds for unlawful discrimination
In certain cases, you can make a claim for sexual harassment or abuse.
You can make a complaint by:
If the Human Rights Commission can help with your complaint, they may refer your complaint to a mediator.
A mediator is a person who tries to help you and the person or organisation that your complaint is about, to find a way to resolve the issue. Mediation will only happen if both parties agree to it. The process is free and confidential.
If the issue is not resolved through mediation, you can take your complaint to the Human Rights Review Tribunal.
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