65AAmendment of complaints

65A Amendment of complaints

[Section 65A Inserted by No. 42 of 2013, s. 20, Applied:01 Jan 2014]

(1)  At any time before an investigation into a complaint has been completed –

(a) the person who lodged the complaint with the Commissioner may, in writing given to the Commissioner, amend the complaint by removing a matter from it; and

(b) the Commissioner may, in writing, amend the complaint by adding or removing a matter from it or by naming a respondent who has not been identified in the complaint or change the name of a respondent.

(2)  Within 14 days of amending a complaint under subsection (1)(b) or receiving notice of an amendment under subsection (1)(a) , the Commissioner is to –

(a) notify, in writing, each party to the complaint of the amendment; and

(b) give each party to the complaint a copy of the amendment or the complaint as amended.