sec.140Commissioner may reject or stay complaints dealt with elsewhere

### sec.140 Commissioner may reject or stay complaints dealt with elsewhere The commissioner may reject or stay a complaint if— there are concurrent proceedings in a court or tribunal in relation to the act or omission the subject of the complaint; or the commissioner reasonably considers the act or omission that is the subject of the complaint may be effectively or conveniently dealt with by another entity. The commissioner may also reject a complaint if the commissioner reasonably considers the act or omission the subject of the complaint has been adequately dealt with by another entity. A time limit for doing anything under this Act in relation to a complaint does not run while a complaint is stayed. s 140 amd 2009 No. 24 s 1330 ; 2013 No. 35 s 8 (sec.140-ssec.1) The commissioner may reject or stay a complaint if— there are concurrent proceedings in a court or tribunal in relation to the act or omission the subject of the complaint; or the commissioner reasonably considers the act or omission that is the subject of the complaint may be effectively or conveniently dealt with by another entity. (sec.140-ssec.2) The commissioner may also reject a complaint if the commissioner reasonably considers the act or omission the subject of the complaint has been adequately dealt with by another entity. (sec.140-ssec.3) A time limit for doing anything under this Act in relation to a complaint does not run while a complaint is stayed. - (a) there are concurrent proceedings in a court or tribunal in relation to the act or omission the subject of the complaint; or - (b) the commissioner reasonably considers the act or omission that is the subject of the complaint may be effectively or conveniently dealt with by another entity.