Commissioner may decline or stay complaint dealt with elsewhere
68 Commissioner may decline or stay complaint dealt with elsewhere
The Commissioner may decline or stay a complaint at any time if, in relation to the prohibited conduct or systemic discrimination alleged in the complaint:
there is a concurrent proceeding, or has been a finding, in a court, tribunal or any other public complaints body; or
the Commissioner reasonably considers the prohibited conduct or systemic discrimination has been adequately dealt with by another entity; or
in the case of an individual complaint that relates to conduct that is the same as an instance of the systemic discrimination alleged by a representative complaint – until the representative complaint is resolved.
A time limit for doing anything under this Act in relation to a complaint does not run while the complaint is stayed under subsection (1).
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