sec.45Making a complaint

### sec.45 Making a complaint A person who wants to make a competitive neutrality complaint must make the complaint in writing to the relevant local government. The complaint must contain— details of the business entity’s alleged failure to comply with the competitive neutrality principle in conducting the business activity the subject of the competitive neutrality complaint; and information that shows— the person (the complainant ) is, or could be, in competition with the business entity; and how the complainant is, or may be, adversely affected by the business entity’s alleged failure. Subsection (4) applies if— the relevant local government makes a decision about the complaint; and the complainant tells the local government that the complainant is not satisfied with the decision. The relevant local government must give the following to the competition authority as soon as practicable— the complaint; the local government’s decision about the complaint and the reasons for the decision; information obtained from any investigation of the complaint. The making of a complaint does not stop the business entity from conducting the business activity. s 45 amd 2015 Act No. 29 s 69 sch 2 ; 2021 Act No. 12 s 217 sch 6 ; 2026 Act No. 5 s 115 (sec.45-ssec.1) A person who wants to make a competitive neutrality complaint must make the complaint in writing to the relevant local government. (sec.45-ssec.2) The complaint must contain— details of the business entity’s alleged failure to comply with the competitive neutrality principle in conducting the business activity the subject of the competitive neutrality complaint; and information that shows— the person (the complainant ) is, or could be, in competition with the business entity; and how the complainant is, or may be, adversely affected by the business entity’s alleged failure. (sec.45-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies if— the relevant local government makes a decision about the complaint; and the complainant tells the local government that the complainant is not satisfied with the decision. (sec.45-ssec.4) The relevant local government must give the following to the competition authority as soon as practicable— the complaint; the local government’s decision about the complaint and the reasons for the decision; information obtained from any investigation of the complaint. (sec.45-ssec.5) The making of a complaint does not stop the business entity from conducting the business activity. - (a) details of the business entity’s alleged failure to comply with the competitive neutrality principle in conducting the business activity the subject of the competitive neutrality complaint; and - (b) information that shows— (i) the person (the complainant ) is, or could be, in competition with the business entity; and (ii) how the complainant is, or may be, adversely affected by the business entity’s alleged failure. - (i) the person (the complainant ) is, or could be, in competition with the business entity; and - (ii) how the complainant is, or may be, adversely affected by the business entity’s alleged failure. - (i) the person (the complainant ) is, or could be, in competition with the business entity; and - (ii) how the complainant is, or may be, adversely affected by the business entity’s alleged failure. - (a) the relevant local government makes a decision about the complaint; and - (b) the complainant tells the local government that the complainant is not satisfied with the decision. - (a) the complaint; - (b) the local government’s decision about the complaint and the reasons for the decision; - (c) information obtained from any investigation of the complaint.