Disability Services Act 2006
sec.35Complaints agency to inform chief executive about actions taken for complaint
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sec.35 Complaints agency to inform chief executive about actions taken for complaint
This section applies if— the chief executive refers a matter about a person with disability to a complaints agency; and the chief executive, by notice to the agency, asks for information about the way in which the agency is dealing or has dealt with the matter. The agency must inform the chief executive about any action taken for dealing with the matter or, if it is resolved, the resolution of the matter. Subsection (2) applies despite any express provision in an Act establishing a complaints agency that makes it an offence for anyone involved with administration of the Act to disclose the information. s 35 prev s 35 om 2014 No. 12 s 54 pres s 35 amd 2020 No. 39 s 70 sch 1 (sec.35-ssec.1) This section applies if— the chief executive refers a matter about a person with disability to a complaints agency; and the chief executive, by notice to the agency, asks for information about the way in which the agency is dealing or has dealt with the matter. (sec.35-ssec.2) The agency must inform the chief executive about any action taken for dealing with the matter or, if it is resolved, the resolution of the matter. (sec.35-ssec.3) Subsection (2) applies despite any express provision in an Act establishing a complaints agency that makes it an offence for anyone involved with administration of the Act to disclose the information.
- (a) the chief executive refers a matter about a person with disability to a complaints agency; and
- (b) the chief executive, by notice to the agency, asks for information about the way in which the agency is dealing or has dealt with the matter.