24Withdrawal of complaint

24 Withdrawal of complaint

24 Withdrawal of complaint

(1) An individual who has made a complaint, other than a representative complaint, may at any time, by written notice lodged with the President, withdraw the complaint.

(2) The President must terminate the complaint if the President receives a notice under subsection (1) signed by or on behalf of—

(a) the complainant, or

(b) if there is more than 1 complainant—all the complainants.

(3) If the President receives a notice under subsection (1) signed by or on behalf of some, but not all, of the complainants, the President must treat the notice as an amendment by removing the names of the individuals as complainants from the complaint.

(4) The President must give written notice about a termination or amendment of a complaint under this section to the following—

(a) the complainant,

(b) the respondent,

(c) each individual on whose behalf the complaint was made.

(5) The President is not required to give a respondent notice of the termination of a complaint under this section if the President has not given notice to the respondent that the complaint was made.