Complaints
58 Complaints
(1) A complaint made under section 263 of the amended Act is taken to be a complaint made under section 20 of this Act if any of the following apply:
(a) the Children's Commissioner has not made a decision under section 266 of the amended Act in relation to the complaint before the commencement day;
the Children's Commissioner:
(i) has made a decision under section 266 of the amended Act in relation to the complaint; but
(ii) has not complied with the requirements of section 267 of the amended Act in relation to the decision before the commencement day;
the Children's Commissioner:
(i) has decided under section 266 of the amended Act to investigate the complaint; but
has not commenced the investigation before the commencement day;
the Children's Commissioner:
(i) has decided under section 266 of the amended Act to refer the complaint to another person for investigation; but
has not made the referral before the commencement day.
(2) A complaint referred to another person (the referred authority) for investigation under section 266 of the amended Act is taken to be a complaint referred to the referred authority under section 23 of this Act if, before the commencement day, the referred authority has not complied with the requirements of section 268 of the amended Act in relation to the complaint.
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