Applications and complaints on behalf of children, persons with disabilities or deceased persons
155 Applications and complaints on behalf of children, persons with disabilities or deceased persons
An application or a complaint may be made:
by a child; or
subject to subsection (2), on behalf of a child by:
the child's parent; or
a person chosen by the child or the child's parent; or
(iii) a person who has a sufficient interest in the application or complaint.
(2) An application relating to health information about treatment received by a child with the child's consent may only be made on behalf of the child with the child's consent.
(3) An application or a complaint may be made on behalf of a person who has a disability by:
(a) a person authorised by the person with the disability to do so; or
(b) a person who has a sufficient interest in the application or complaint.
(4) An application or a complaint may be made on behalf of a deceased person within the first 5 years after death by:
the administrator or executor of the deceased person's estate; or
(b) a person who has a sufficient interest in the application or complaint.
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