15Decision to deal with complaint

#### 15 Decision to deal with complaint 15 Decision to deal with complaint > > (1) The Commissioner may deal with a complaint made by or on behalf of a small business only if the Commissioner is satisfied that: > > > > > (a) the subject-matter of the complaint relates to the unfair treatment of, or an unfair practice involving, the small business, or > > > > > (b) the complaint relates to an unfair contract to which the small business is a party, or > > > > > (c) it is in the public interest to deal with the complaint. > > > (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Commissioner may decline to deal with a complaint if the Commissioner is of the opinion that the complaint is vexatious or trivial. > > > (3) The Commissioner may make preliminary inquiries for the purposes of deciding how to deal with a complaint and may request further information from the complainant. > > > (4) The Commissioner must give notice to the complainant of the Commissioner’s decision on whether to deal with the complaint and (if the Commissioner decides to deal with the complaint) how the complaint is to be dealt with.