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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.