South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts16—Complaints to which this Act applies
(1) A complaint about
the conduct of a designated officer may be made—
(a) to a
designated officer (not being the officer about whose conduct the complaint is
made); or
(b) to
the Authority.
(2) If a person makes
a complaint to a designated officer about the conduct of that officer, that
officer must, as soon as reasonably practicable, advise the person that, in
order for the complaint to be one to which this Act applies, the complaint
must be made—
(a) to
some other designated officer; or
(b) to
the Authority.
(3) A complaint made
to the Authority must, if the Authority so requires, be reduced to writing.
(4) This Act applies
to a complaint made under this section—
(a)
whether or not the designated officer about whose conduct the complaint is
made is identified by the complainant;
(b)
whether or not the identity of the complainant is known by or disclosed to the
designated officer to whom the complaint is made or the Authority, as the case
may be;
(c)
whether the complaint is made by a person on his or her own behalf or on
behalf of some other person;
(ca)
whether or not the person by whom or on whose behalf the complaint is made is
a designated officer;
(d)
whether the person by whom or on whose behalf the complaint is made is a
natural person or a body corporate.
(5) This Act does not
apply to a complaint—
(a) made
to a designated officer by or on behalf of another designated officer unless
it is made in writing in a form approved by the Commissioner for the purpose;
or
(b) made
about conduct that occurred before the commencement of this section; or
(c) made
by or on behalf of a designated officer or designated officers in relation to
the employment, or terms or conditions of employment, of the officer or
officers.