9Individuals who may make a complaint

9 Individuals who may make a complaint

9 Individuals who may make a complaint

(1) A complaint alleging that an entity has contravened this Act may be made by the following—

(a) an individual—

(i) on the individual’s own behalf, or

(ii) on the individual’s own behalf as well as on behalf of another individual,

(b) a parent or guardian of an individual who lacks the legal capacity to lodge a complaint, including because of age or disability,

(c) a representative body on behalf of a named individual,

Note—

See section 10 for the requirements for a representative body to make a complaint on behalf of an individual.

(d) an agent of an individual referred to in paragraphs (a)–(c).

Note—

Under the Interpretation Act 1987, section 8(b), a reference to a word in the singular form includes a reference to the word in the plural form. Accordingly, a complaint may be made about a single entity or more than 1 entity and may be made by, or on behalf of, 1 individual or more than 1 individual.

(2) Nothing in this division prevents an individual from making a complaint even though the conduct in relation to which the complaint is made is also conduct in relation to which a representative complaint has been made.

(3) In this section—

guardian has the same meaning as in the Guardianship Act 1987.