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Human Rights Act 2019
sec.66Referral entity may deal with or refer human rights complaint
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### sec.66 Referral entity may deal with or refer human rights complaint
This section applies if—
the ombudsman receives a complaint under the Ombudsman Act 2001 and the ombudsman considers the complaint may also be a human rights complaint; or
the health ombudsman receives a complaint under the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 and the health ombudsman considers the complaint may also be a human rights complaint; or
the Crime and Corruption Commission receives a complaint about corruption under the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 and the chairperson of the commission under that Act considers the complaint may also be a human rights complaint; or
the information commissioner receives a privacy complaint under the Information Privacy Act 2009 and the information commissioner considers the complaint may also be a human rights complaint.
The referral entity receiving the complaint may—
deal with the complaint under the referral Act under which the complaint was made; or
with the consent of the person who could make the human rights complaint under section 64 , refer the complaint to the commissioner.
Under section 74 , the commissioner and a referral entity may enter into an arrangement about referring complaints under a referral Act or dealing with complaints that are not referred.
(sec.66-ssec.1) This section applies if— the ombudsman receives a complaint under the Ombudsman Act 2001 and the ombudsman considers the complaint may also be a human rights complaint; or the health ombudsman receives a complaint under the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 and the health ombudsman considers the complaint may also be a human rights complaint; or the Crime and Corruption Commission receives a complaint about corruption under the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 and the chairperson of the commission under that Act considers the complaint may also be a human rights complaint; or the information commissioner receives a privacy complaint under the Information Privacy Act 2009 and the information commissioner considers the complaint may also be a human rights complaint.
(sec.66-ssec.2) The referral entity receiving the complaint may— deal with the complaint under the referral Act under which the complaint was made; or with the consent of the person who could make the human rights complaint under section 64 , refer the complaint to the commissioner. Under section 74 , the commissioner and a referral entity may enter into an arrangement about referring complaints under a referral Act or dealing with complaints that are not referred.
- (a) the ombudsman receives a complaint under the Ombudsman Act 2001 and the ombudsman considers the complaint may also be a human rights complaint; or
- (b) the health ombudsman receives a complaint under the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 and the health ombudsman considers the complaint may also be a human rights complaint; or
- (c) the Crime and Corruption Commission receives a complaint about corruption under the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 and the chairperson of the commission under that Act considers the complaint may also be a human rights complaint; or
- (d) the information commissioner receives a privacy complaint under the Information Privacy Act 2009 and the information commissioner considers the complaint may also be a human rights complaint.
- (a) deal with the complaint under the referral Act under which the complaint was made; or
- (b) with the consent of the person who could make the human rights complaint under section 64 , refer the complaint to the commissioner.