281Exceptions to requirement for notification of complaint

281 Exceptions to requirement for notification of complaint

281 Exceptions to requirement for notification of complaint

(1) Section 279(1)(b) does not require the designated local regulatory authority to give the respondent a summary or details of a complaint or a notice about making submissions if the designated local regulatory authority reasonably believes that to do so will or is likely to—

(a) prejudice the investigation of the complaint; or

(b) prejudice an investigation by the police or another investigatory or law enforcement body of any matter with which the complaint is concerned; or

(c) place the complainant or another person at risk of intimidation or harassment; or

(d) prejudice pending court proceedings.

(2) In that case, the designated local regulatory authority—

(a) may postpone giving the respondent the summary or details and the notice until of the opinion that it is appropriate to do so; or

(b) may at its discretion give the respondent the notice and a statement of the general nature of the complaint.