Human Rights Commission Act 2005

The following complaints may be made under this Act:

a children and young people service complaint;

a disability service complaint;

a complaint about an unlawful act under the Discrimination Act 1991 (a discrimination complaint);

a health service complaint;

a human rights complaint;

an older people service complaint;

a vulnerable person complaint;

a victims rights complaint;

A victims rights complaint is about the conduct of a justice agency.

a conversion practice complaint;

a complaint on a ground mentioned in the Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997, section 18;

a complaint about an occupancy dispute (an occupancy dispute complaint).

A complaint about a health practitioner or a veterinary practitioner is dealt with by way of commission‑initiated consideration (see s 94 (2)).

The commission may also consider matters that have not been raised by complaints under div 3.5 (see s 48).

For a discrimination complaint, the complaint may be made in relation to unfavourable treatment—

on the grounds of 2 or more protected attributes under the Discrimination Act 1991; and

occurring on 2 or more occasions.

To remove any doubt, a complaint that may be made under this Act is made under this division.