12Consultation between the Commission, a professional council and the Registrar

#### 12 Consultation between the Commission, a professional council and the Registrar 12 Consultation between the Commission, a professional council and the Registrar > > (1) Before determining, as a result of the assessment of a complaint, whether to investigate a complaint, to refer the complaint for conciliation, to deal with the complaint under Division 9 or to discontinue dealing with the complaint, the Commission must consult with the appropriate professional council (if any), subject to this section. > > > (1A) If it is proposed, as a result of the assessment of a complaint, to refer the complaint for conciliation, the Commission must also consult with the Registrar. > > > (2) The regulations may prescribe circumstances, such as cases of urgency, where the Commission may consult with a prescribed person on behalf of the appropriate professional council instead of consulting with the professional council itself and where the prescribed person may exercise the other functions of the professional council under this Division. > > > (3) Consultation under this section is to include consultation about any associated complaint, to the extent the Commission and the appropriate professional council or the Registrar consider the associated complaint to be relevant. > > **s 12:** Am 2004 No 98, Sch 2 \[4\]; 2006 No 124, Sch 2 \[3\]; 2008 No 27, Sch 2 \[3\]; 2010 No 34, Sch 2.22 \[8\].