New South Wales Consolidated Acts

COMMUNITY SERVICES (COMPLAINTS, REVIEWS AND MONITORING) ACT 1993 - SECT 32

32 Additional powers of Tribunal

(1) The Tribunal may decline to hear or determine an application if, in the opinion of the Tribunal:

(a) the applicant has available an alternative and satisfactory means of redress, or

(b) the applicant has not made appropriate attempts to have the matter to which the application relates resolved otherwise, or

(c) the ground for the application is unacceptable having regard to the frequency of applications previously made by or on behalf of the appellant in respect of the same subject-matter.

(2) In giving its decision on an application, the Tribunal may make recommendations for consideration by the person who made the decision concerned or the relevant Minister, if the decision was made by a service provider and, if any recommendations are made, the parties affected by the decision are entitled to be informed:

(a) of any action taken in relation to the recommendations, or

(b) that it is not proposed to take any such action.

(3) Nothing in this section limits the powers of the Tribunal under Division 3 (Powers on review) of Part 3 of Chapter 5 of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 .