18Protection of disclosure in appropriate dispute resolution

18 Protection of disclosure in appropriate dispute resolution

(1) The Commission must not—

(a) use for the purposes of an investigation, or include in an investigative report, any information disclosed in an appropriate dispute resolution process that may identify a party to the process, unless it does so with the consent of all parties to the process; or

(b) disclose to another person or body any information obtained by the Commission in the course of an appropriate dispute resolution process, unless it does so with the consent of all parties to the process or as required under an Act.

(2) Evidence of anything said or done in an appropriate dispute resolution process is not admissible in a court or tribunal proceeding related to the subject‑matter of the referral without the consent of all parties to the process.