12Decision to be taken in relation to complaints

12 Decision to be taken in relation to complaints

12 Decision to be taken in relation to complaints

(1) After receiving a complaint about an alleged contravention of the Charter, the Commissioner must decide to—

(a) investigate all or part of the complaint, or

Note—

See Part 6, which provides for the Commissioner’s powers in relation to an investigation of a complaint about an alleged contravention of the Charter.

(b) decline to investigate or otherwise deal with all or part of the complaint in accordance with section 13.

(2) If the Commissioner makes a decision referred to in subsection (1)(b), the Commissioner must, as soon as practicable after making the decision, give the person who made the complaint written notice of the following—

(a) the decision,

(b) the reasons for the decision.