Effect of withdrawal of complaint
24 Effect of withdrawal of complaint
If a complaint has been withdrawn the Commissioner may proceed with the complaint under this Act if—
the Commissioner reasonably believes that it is in the public interest to do so; or
the Commissioner reasonably believes that the complaint involves—
a contravention of an interim prohibition order or a prohibition order by a general health service provider; or
a contravention by a general health service provider of a code of conduct applying to the general health service; or
the Commissioner reasonably believes that the complaint may have been withdrawn because of victimisation, coercion, duress or intimidation.
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