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Complaints (Australian Federal Police) Act 1981
6Certain complaints to be referred to Investigation Division
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#### 6 Certain complaints to be referred to Investigation Division
(1) If:
(a) a person complains to an AFP appointee about action taken by the appointee or by another AFP appointee; and
(b) the appointee to whom the complaint is made is an authorised appointee;
the authorised appointee must decide whether the complaint is a minor complaint and:
(c) if he or she decides that the complaint is a minor complaint—refer it to an AFP appointee designated by the Commissioner for the purposes of section 6A; or
(d) otherwise—refer the complaint, as soon as practicable, to the Investigation Division for investigation.
(2) If:
(a) a person complains to an AFP appointee about action taken by the appointee or by another AFP appointee; and
(b) the appointee to whom the complaint is made is not an authorised appointee;
the appointee to whom the complaint is made must refer the complaint to an authorised appointee.
(3) Where a complaint is referred to the Investigation Division, the Ombudsman shall be notified of the complaint and furnished with particulars of the complaint.
(4) This section does not apply to a complaint made by a person who:
(a) is known by the AFP appointee to whom the complaint is made to be an AFP appointee; or
(b) discloses to the AFP appointee to whom the complaint is made that he or she is an AFP appointee.
(5) In this section:
> authorised appointee means an AFP appointee authorised by the Commissioner’s Orders to make determinations under subsection (1).