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Anti-discrimination Act 1992
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68 Commissioner may decline or stay complaint dealt with
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(1) The Commissioner may decline or stay a complaint at any time if, in
relation to the prohibited conduct or systemic discrimination alleged
in the complaint:
(a) there is a concurrent proceeding, or has been a finding, in a
court, tribunal or any other public complaints body; or
(b) the Commissioner reasonably considers the prohibited
conduct or systemic discrimination has been adequately dealt
with by another entity; or
(c) in the case of an individual complaint that relates to conduct
that is the same as an instance of the systemic discrimination
alleged by a representative complaint – until the
representative complaint is resolved.
(2) A time limit for doing anything under this Act in relation to a
complaint does not run while the complaint is stayed under
subsection (1).