Kia ora Jason

Thank you for your email, which was received by the Human Rights Commission.

We will now consider your request and aim to contact you within 20 working days.

If you need to contact us, telephone 0800 496 877 or email [Human Rights Commission request email]. We are able to provide confidential services for interpreting in 42 languages, and NZ Relay Service for those with speech or hearing impairments.

Nga mihi
Max
Human Rights Commission

-----Original Message-----
From: Jason McIntosh <[FOI #16892 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 26 September 2021 4:56 am
To: Infoline <[email address]>
Subject: 210518 Official Information request - Government Human Rights Abuses

Dear Human Rights Commission,

Does the Human Rights Commission enforce breaches of human rights by government entities ?

Yours faithfully,

Jason McIntosh

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Kia ora Jason

 

Your email asked “Does the Human Rights Commission enforce breaches of
human rights by government entities?”

 

The Human Rights Commission’s functions are described in the Human Rights
Act 1993:
[1]https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/publ...

 

The Commission does not have enforcement functions. See this information
on our website about the functions we do have:
[2]https://www.hrc.co.nz/about/what-commiss...

 

 

Alternative avenues

 

If you are unhappy with this response, under the Official Information Act
you are entitled to complain to the Ombudsman’s Office. Information about
how to make a complaint is available at [3]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
on freephone 0800 802 602.

 

If you have any further queries about this response, please feel free to
contact me directly.

 

Ngā mihi

Joanne

 

Joanne van Heerden​
Services Coordinator (ICT) | Kaituitui Hangarau
New Zealand Human Rights Commission | Te Kāhui Tika Tangata 
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-----Original Message-----

From: Jason McIntosh <[12][FOI #16892 email]>

Sent: Sunday, 26 September 2021 4:56 am

To: Infoline <[13][email address]>

Subject: 210518 Official Information request - Government Human Rights
Abuses

 

Dear Human Rights Commission,

 

Does  the Human Rights Commission enforce breaches of human rights by
government entities ?

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Jason McIntosh

 

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

 

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[14][FOI #16892 email]

 

Is [15][Human Rights Commission request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to Human Rights Commission? If so, please contact us using this
form:

[16]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

 

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

[17]https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

 

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

 

 

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