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Anti-Discrimination Act 1998
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99 Dismissal of complaint
(1) The Tribunal may dismiss a complaint if it finds after an inquiry that the complaint is unsubstantiated.
(2) [Section 99 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 44 of 2004, s. 13, Applied:16 Nov 2004] The Tribunal may dismiss a complaint at any time if it is satisfied that –
(a) the complaint is trivial, vexatious, misconceived or lacking in substance; or
(b) dismissing the complaint would, for some other reason, be just and appropriate.
(3) If the Tribunal dismisses a complaint on the ground that it is vexatious, it may order the complainant to pay a specified fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.