40Commission may divide or concurrently deal with complaints

40 Commission may divide or concurrently deal with complaints

(1) The Commission may divide a complaint at any time—

(a) into 2 or more complaints if the Commission believes it is in the interests of the complainant or the person who received or sought the disability service; or

(b) into a part that may be dealt with under this Act as a complaint by the Board or the Commission and a part that is or may be the subject of—

(i) a notification under Part 7; or

(ii) a notification, complaint, investigation or inquiry under a law of the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory.

(2) The Commission may concurrently deal with 2 or more complaints, whether or not there is more than one complainant, if the Commission reasonably believes that—

(a) the complainant or complainants are not disadvantaged; and

(b) the disability worker's or disability student's rights are not adversely affected; and

(c) the person who received or sought the disability service is not disadvantaged.