Forrest v Chief Executive Department of Corrections (Referral back to HRC) [2014] NZHRRT 41 [pdf, 43 KB]
...back to the Commission will not contribute constructively to resolving the complaint. [9] As to s 92(1)(b)(ii), proceedings before the Tribunal are plainly intended to be a last resort. Mediation is more efficient, informal and cost-effective. The resources of the Tribunal should not be drawn on unless it can be shown that attempts to resolve the complaint through mediation will be futile. It is to be remembered that the Tribunal sits as a panel of three. Care must be taken to avoid...