Refusal to investigate complaints
18 Refusal to investigate complaints
The Commissioner may refuse to entertain a complaint, or, having commenced to investigate a matter raised in a complaint, may refuse to continue the investigation if he is of the opinion that —
the matter raised in the complaint is trivial; or
the complaint is frivolous or vexatious or is not made in good faith; or
the person aggrieved has not a sufficient personal interest in the matter raised in the complaint; or
having regard to all the circumstances of the case, the investigation, or the continuance of the investigation of the matter raised in the complaint, is unnecessary or unjustifiable.
Where, under this Act, the Commissioner is precluded from entertaining, or refuses to entertain, a complaint, or refuses to continue an investigation of any matter raised in a complaint, he shall inform the complainant of his decision and at the same time state the reasons therefor.
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