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46ACorrect and preferable action to redress member’s grievance
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#### 46A Correct and preferable action to redress member’s grievance
(1) This section applies if a commanding officer or an authorised complaint recipient is deciding what action (if any) to take under section 42 in relation to a complaint made by a member under this Part.
(2) This section also applies if the Inspector‑General ADF is:
(a) deciding whether to consider, or to continue considering, a complaint made by a member under this Part; or
(b) considering such a complaint; or
(c) deciding what action to take after considering such a complaint.
(3) The commanding officer or authorised complaint recipient, and the Inspector‑General ADF, must have regard to the object of this Part mentioned in paragraph 38(b) (which is to ensure, as far as is practicable, that the correct and preferable action is taken to redress members’ grievances).