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There’s no fee to make a claim to the Tribunal.
Make sure you follow the correct procedure before you make a claim to the Tribunal.
If you’re making a claim under the Human Rights Act 1993, you must first provide evidence that you have made a complaint to the Human Rights Commission.
If you’ve complained to the Human Rights Commission and still want to make a claim to the Tribunal, fill in this form and return it to us:
Statement of Claim – Human Rights Act 1993 [PDF, 536 KB]
If you’re making a claim under the Privacy Act 2020:
If the Privacy Commissioner has investigated your complaint and given you such notice and you still want to make a claim to the Tribunal, fill in the appropriate form and return it to us with a copy of the section 98 notice and any certificate of investigation issued by the Privacy Commissioner:
Statement of Claim – Privacy Act 2020 [PDF, 297 KB]
Separate forms are for use if you are:
If you’re making a claim under the Health & Disability Commissioner Act 1994, you must first:
If the Health and Disability Commissioner has investigated your complaint and found the Code has been breached, and has decided not to refer the matter to the Director of Proceedings or the Director has declined or failed to take proceedings and you still want to make a claim to the Tribunal, fill in this form and return it to us:
Statement of Claim – Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 [PDF, 422 KB]
This guide has general information about the Tribunal including how to file a claim and what happens afterwards.
Guide to filing a claim [PDF, 890 KB]
If you're making a claim, you're known as the plaintiff.
Your Statement of claim must include:
You must sign and date your Statement of Claim.
You don’t need to have a lawyer or a representative to bring a claim to the Tribunal. However, it's highly recommended that you are represented by someone with experience in dealing with the type of claim you want to make.
If your representative is not a lawyer - both of you will need to fill in this form:
Authority to Act [PDF, 451 KB]
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