sec.40Withdrawal of complaint

### sec.40 Withdrawal of complaint If a complainant withdraws a complaint, the board need not take any further action about the complaint. However, the withdrawal does not stop the board— investigating, or continuing to investigate, the matter of the complaint; or authorising an investigator to investigate, or continue to investigate, the matter of the complaint. In deciding whether to act as mentioned in subsection (2) , the board must have regard to the main objects of this Act and the grounds for disciplining a registered professional engineer. For the grounds for disciplining a registered professional engineer, see section 36 . (sec.40-ssec.1) If a complainant withdraws a complaint, the board need not take any further action about the complaint. (sec.40-ssec.2) However, the withdrawal does not stop the board— investigating, or continuing to investigate, the matter of the complaint; or authorising an investigator to investigate, or continue to investigate, the matter of the complaint. (sec.40-ssec.3) In deciding whether to act as mentioned in subsection (2) , the board must have regard to the main objects of this Act and the grounds for disciplining a registered professional engineer. For the grounds for disciplining a registered professional engineer, see section 36 . - (a) investigating, or continuing to investigate, the matter of the complaint; or - (b) authorising an investigator to investigate, or continue to investigate, the matter of the complaint.