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Health Complaints Act 2016
17Copy of formal description of complaint to be given to health service provider
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17 Copy of formal description of complaint to be given to health service provider
(1) As soon as possible after the formal description of a complaint is agreed under section 15, the Commissioner must give a copy of the formal description of the complaint to the health service provider about whom the complaint is made.
(2) If the formal description of the complaint is altered or varied under section 16, the Commissioner must give a copy of the formal description of the complaint as so altered or varied to the health service provider about whom the complaint is made.