Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Information Privacy Act 2000 - SECT 27

Complaints by minors and people with an impairment

27. Complaints by minors and people with an impairment



(1) A complaint may be made-

   (a)  by a child; or

   (b)  on behalf of a child by-

   (i)  a parent of the child; or

   (ii) any other individual chosen by the child or by a parent of the child;
        or

   (iii) any other individual who, in the opinion of the Privacy Commissioner,
        has a sufficient interest in the subject-matter of the complaint.

(2) A child who is capable of understanding the general nature and effect of
choosing an individual to make a complaint on his or her behalf may do so even
if he or she is otherwise incapable of exercising powers.

(3) If an individual is unable to complain because of impairment, a complaint
may be made on behalf of that individual by-

   (a)  another individual authorised by that individual to complain on his or
        her behalf; or

   (b)  if that individual is unable to authorise another individual, any
        other individual on his or her behalf who, in the opinion of the
        Privacy Commissioner, has a sufficient interest in the subject-matter
        of the complaint.

(4) In this section, impairment has the same meaning as in the
Equal Opportunity Act 1995.





Division 2-Procedure after a complaint is made