Withdrawal of complaint
55 Withdrawal of complaint
S. 55 inserted by No. 13/2012 s. 9 (as amended by No. 82/2012 s. 148(3)), amended by No. 85/2012 s. 92.
Subject to subsection (4), a person who makes a complaint may withdraw the complaint at any time after making it.
If a complaint is withdrawn, the IBAC may continue to investigate the matter that is the subject of the complaint.
If a complaint is withdrawn and the IBAC continues to investigate the matter that is the subject of the complaint the investigation is taken to be an investigation conducted by the IBAC on its own motion.
S. 55(4) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 57(Sch. 1 Pt A item 5).
A complaint that is a public interest complaint may not be withdrawn.
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