ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ACT 1991 - SECT 134 Who may complain

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ACT 1991 - SECT 134

134 Who may complain

(1) Any of the following people may complain to the commissioner about an alleged contravention of the Act —

(a) a person who was subjected to the alleged contravention;

(b) an agent of the person;

(c) a person authorised in writing by the commissioner to act on behalf of a person who was subjected to the alleged contravention and who is unable to make or authorise a complaint.

(2) Two or more people may make a complaint jointly.

(3) A relevant entity may complain to the commissioner about a relevant alleged contravention.

(4) However, the commissioner may accept the relevant entity’s complaint under section 141 only if the commissioner is satisfied that—

(a) the complaint is made in good faith; and

(b) the relevant alleged contravention is about conduct that has affected or is likely to affect relevant persons for the relevant entity; and

(c) it is in the interests of justice to accept the complaint.

(5) In this section—


"relevant alleged contravention" means an alleged contravention of section 124A .


"relevant entity" means a body corporate or an unincorporated body, a primary purpose of which is the promotion of the interests or welfare of persons of a particular race, religion, sexuality or gender identity.


"relevant persons" , for a relevant entity, means persons the promotion of whose interests or welfare is a primary purpose of the relevant entity.