Police Act 1990
127AMember of Parliament may make complaint on behalf of a complainant
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127A Member of Parliament may make complaint on behalf of a complainant
127A Member of Parliament may make complaint on behalf of a complainant
(1) A complaint may, with the consent in writing of a person, be made on his or her behalf by a member of Parliament.
(2) A member of Parliament does not become the complainant merely because the member makes a complaint to the Commissioner on behalf of another person but may be informed, notified, given or sent such advice about progress on or the outcome of a complaint as the Commissioner considers appropriate.
s 127A: Ins 2016 No 61, Sch 5.1 [23].