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Anti-Discrimination Act 1991
sec.151Representative complaint may be amended to be non-representative complaint
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### sec.151 Representative complaint may be amended to be non-representative complaint
This section applies if the commissioner is satisfied—
that a complaint has been wrongly made as a representative complaint; or
it is in the interests of justice that the matter the subject of a complaint made as a representative complaint be dealt with other than as a representative complaint because—
the complaint will not provide an efficient and effective way of dealing with the complaints of the class members for the complaint; or
the complainant is not able to adequately represent the interests of the class members for the complaint.
The commissioner may amend the complaint so that the complaint can be dealt with as a complaint other than as a representative complaint.
s 151 sub 2024 No. 47 s 31
(sec.151-ssec.1) This section applies if the commissioner is satisfied— that a complaint has been wrongly made as a representative complaint; or it is in the interests of justice that the matter the subject of a complaint made as a representative complaint be dealt with other than as a representative complaint because— the complaint will not provide an efficient and effective way of dealing with the complaints of the class members for the complaint; or the complainant is not able to adequately represent the interests of the class members for the complaint.
(sec.151-ssec.2) The commissioner may amend the complaint so that the complaint can be dealt with as a complaint other than as a representative complaint.
- (a) that a complaint has been wrongly made as a representative complaint; or
- (b) it is in the interests of justice that the matter the subject of a complaint made as a representative complaint be dealt with other than as a representative complaint because— (i) the complaint will not provide an efficient and effective way of dealing with the complaints of the class members for the complaint; or (ii) the complainant is not able to adequately represent the interests of the class members for the complaint.
- (i) the complaint will not provide an efficient and effective way of dealing with the complaints of the class members for the complaint; or
- (ii) the complainant is not able to adequately represent the interests of the class members for the complaint.
- (i) the complaint will not provide an efficient and effective way of dealing with the complaints of the class members for the complaint; or
- (ii) the complainant is not able to adequately represent the interests of the class members for the complaint.