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Anti-Discrimination Act 1977
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#### 87A Persons who may make a complaint
87A Persons who may make a complaint
> > (1) A complaint alleging that a named person has, or named persons have, contravened a provision of this Act or the regulations (other than a provision for which a specific penalty is imposed) may be made by any of the following—
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> > > (a) one or more persons—
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> > > > (i) on his, her or their own behalf, or
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> > > > (ii) on his, her or their own behalf as well as on behalf of another person or persons,
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> > > (b) a parent or guardian of a person who lacks the legal capacity to lodge a complaint (for example, because of age or disability),
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> > > (c) a representative body on behalf of a named person or persons, subject to section 87C,
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> > > (d) an agent of any of the persons referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).
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> > (2) Nothing in this Division prevents a person from making a complaint (not being a representative complaint) even though the conduct in respect of which the complaint is made is also conduct in respect of which a representative complaint has been made.
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> > (3) In this section, guardian has the same meaning as it has in the [Guardianship Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-257).
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> **ss 87A–87C:** Ins 2004 No 79, Sch 1 \[3\].