Human Rights Commission Act 2005
42What complaints may be made under this Act?
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42 What complaints may be made under this Act? (1) The following complaints may be made under this Act: (a) a children and young people service complaint; (b) a disability service complaint; (c) a complaint about an unlawful act under the Discrimination Act 1991 (a discrimination complaint); (d) a health service complaint; (e) a human rights complaint; (f) an older people service complaint; (g) a vulnerable person complaint; (h) a victims rights complaint; Note A victims rights complaint is about the conduct of a justice agency.
(i) a conversion practice complaint; (j) a complaint on a ground mentioned in the Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997, section 18; (k) a complaint about an occupancy dispute (an occupancy dispute complaint). Note 1 A complaint about a health practitioner or a veterinary practitioner is dealt with by way of commission-initiated consideration (see s 94 (2)). Note 2 The commission may also consider matters that have not been raised by complaints under div 3.5 (see s 48). (2) For a discrimination complaint, the complaint may be made in relation to unfavourable treatment— (a) on the grounds of 2 or more protected attributes under the Discrimination Act 1991; and (b) occurring on 2 or more occasions. (3) To remove any doubt, a complaint that may be made under this Act is made under this division.