40Commission may request further information from complainant

#### 40 Commission may request further information from complainant 40 Commission may request further information from complainant > > (1) For the purpose of making a decision with respect to a complaint under section 44, the Commission may (without exercising any of its investigation powers under sections 51 and 52) do any one or more of the following— > > > > > (a) request the complainant to discuss the complaint with the Commission for the purpose of providing further information concerning the complaint, > > > > > (b) request the complainant to provide further written particulars concerning the complaint within the time specified by the Commission, > > > > > (c) request the complainant to verify by statutory declaration his or her complaint, or any particulars given by the complainant concerning his or her complaint. > > > (2) The Commission may withdraw the request if the complainant objects and the Commission is satisfied that the grounds of the objection are well-founded. > > > (3) If the Commission makes a request (and it is not withdrawn), the Commission is to take no further action in connection with the complaint concerned until the request is complied with or until a reasonable time for compliance with the request has elapsed. > > > (4) If the request is not complied with within a reasonable time, the Commission may treat the complaint concerned as having been withdrawn.