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Anti-discrimination Act 1992
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62A Representative complaints
(1) A representative complaint must allege systemic discrimination.
(2) A representative complaint is not required to:
(a) name the individual members of the group who are affected by
the systemic discrimination; or
(b) identify the number of individuals affected by the systemic
(3) The complainant in a representative complaint is not required to
obtain the consent of the individuals it alleges are affected by the
systemic discrimination.
(4) Despite sections 66D and 66E, the making of a representative
complaint does not preclude an individual who the complaint
alleges is affected by the systemic discrimination from making a
(5) In this section:
organisation includes an Agency, a body corporate and an
unincorporated body.