Meaning of “complainant” and “complaint”
12 Meaning of “complainant” and “complaint”
In this Act—
complainant means a person by whom, or on whose behalf, a complaint is made.
complaint means an allegation that any conduct—
of a police officer (whether or not named or identified)—is (or could be) conduct that falls within the description of police misconduct or officer maladministration (a police complaint), or
of a Crime Commission officer (whether or not named or identified)—is (or could be) conduct that falls within the description of Crime Commission officer misconduct or officer maladministration (a Crime Commission complaint), or
of an administrative employee (whether or not named or identified)—is (or could be) conduct that falls within the description of administrative employee misconduct or officer maladministration (an administrative employee complaint), or
of the NSW Police Force or the Crime Commission—is (or could be) conduct that falls within the description of agency maladministration (an agency complaint).
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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