Chapter 10:30
Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Act
No. 2/2012
NOW, THEREFORE, be it enacted by the President and the Parliament of Zimbabwe as
follows—
PART I
PRELIMINARY
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Act [Chapter 10:30].
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Interpretation
In this Act—
“authority or person”, in relation to an authority or person against whom or which any
complaint of a human rights violation has been made in terms of section 9, means any
person, body, organ, agency or institution, whether belonging to or employed by the
State, a local authority or otherwise;
“Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Commission appointed in terms of section
100R (1) of the Constitution;
“Commission” means the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission established in terms of
section 100R of the Constitution;
“Commissioner” means a member of the Commission, and includes the Chairperson;
“complaint” means a complaint of a human rights violation made to the Commission in
terms of this Act and “complainant” shall be construed accordingly;
“Committee on Standing Rules and Orders” means the committee referred to in section
57(2) of the Constitution;
“Deputy Chairperson” means the Deputy Chairperson of the Commission appointed in
terms of section 5(1);
“Executive Secretary” means the Executive Secretary of the Commission appointed in
terms of section 6(1);
“human rights violation” means a violation of—
(a) the Declaration of Rights in the Constitution; or
(b) any international human rights instrument that Zimbabwe is a party to;
“international human rights instrument” means any international treaty, convention,
protocol or other agreement to which Zimbabwe is a party and—
(a) is required in terms of the Constitution to be approved by Parliament; and
(b) provides for any human right that is included in or additional to the Declaration of
Rights in the Constitution;
“legal representative” means the representative recognised by law of any person who has
died, or is an infant or a minor, or of unsound mind, or is otherwise under a disability;
“Minister” means the Minister responsible for Justice and Legal Affairs or any other
Minister to whom the President may, from time to time, assign the administration of
this Act;
“prescribe” means prescribed by regulations made in terms of section 23;
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