45Notification of results of investigation

45 Notification of results of investigation

45 Notification of results of investigation

(1) After the Commission has complied with any requirement under section 43, it must notify the parties to the complaint, in writing, of the results of the investigation.

(2) The Commission may, at its discretion, also provide the results of its investigation to—

(a) any person or body it could have referred the matter to under section 26, or

(b) any person to whom it could have given notice under section 28A of its assessment of the complaint, or

(c) any other person or body that is, in the Commission’s opinion, a relevant person or body.

(2A) The Commission may, at its discretion, also give a copy of a report prepared under section 42 (2) on the matter the subject of the complaint to the complainant.

(3) Nothing in this section authorises the release of a report prepared under section 42 (2) otherwise than as provided by subsection (2A) or section 44, unless the report is released by the Health Secretary or the Minister.

(4) In this section, results of an investigation includes any action taken under section 42 and the reasons for taking that action.

s 45: Am 2009 No 15, Sch 1.3 [10] [11]; 2013 No 24, Sch 2 [9].