Human Rights Commission Act 2005

This section applies if—

the commission considers that the act, service or conduct to which a complaint relates is a matter that could—

have been complained about to a statutory office-holder; and

be dealt with more conveniently or effectively by the statutory office-holder; and

the commission considers it would be appropriate for the complaint to be referred to the statutory office‑holder; and

the commission has consulted the statutory office-holder about the referral.

The commission may—

decide not to deal with, or further deal with, the complaint; and

if paragraph (a) applies—must refer the complaint, together with any relevant documents or information in its possession or control, to the statutory office-holder.

In this section:

To remove any doubt, this section is in addition to, and does not limit, section 51A (Referral of advocacy matters—children and young people) or section 51B (Referral of advocacy matters—vulnerable people).