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Allegations
of Sexual Abuse in NZ |
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Department of Corrections Staff dealing with
complaints must be utterly impartial, and may give no indication that they
believe the word of the either complainant or the alleged harasser. Both
parties are “Innocent unless proven guilty”. Observing this
guideline protects the Community Probation Service from any complaints under
the Human Rights Act, should either party feel the process has been
miscarried, for instance, in the case of: ·
a complaint that is not believed, and so is not
investigated properly, or ·
a false complaint that is believed, which results in
punishment for harassment that never actually occurred. |
