Human Rights Commission Act 2005
2The commission decides that it cannot consider a complaint further until
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2 The commission decides that it cannot consider a complaint further until an expert report about the complainant’s medical condition is provided. The commission may tell the complainant that the next progress report will not be given until 1 week after the commission receives the expert report. (4) The commission need not consider a complaint if satisfied that— (a) the complaint— (i) is frivolous, vexatious or not made honestly; or (ii) lacks substance; or (iii) is to be referred to another statutory officer-holder or dealt with by a national board under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT); or (iv) cannot be made by the complainant under the Act; or
(v) cannot otherwise be made under the Act; or (b) the complainant has been given a reasonable explanation and the complaint needs no further action by the commission; or (c) the matters raised by the complaint have been, or are being, dealt with by a court or tribunal or have been dealt with by the commission; or (d) the complainant withdraws the complaint, whether in writing or otherwise, before notice of the complaint has been given to the (5) The commission need not give notice to the respondent under subsection (3) if, because of subsection (4), it decides— (a) not to consider the complaint; or (b) not to consider the complaint further. (6) Also, for a commission-initiated consideration of a vulnerable person complaint, the commission— (a) for subsection (3) (b)—may tell the person who made the complaint orally; and (b) for subsection (3) (c), if the commission decides that it is not appropriate, because of the risk to the vulnerable person, to tell either the complainant or the respondent—need not tell them.