Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Health Records Act 2001 - SECT 50

Splitting complaints

50. Splitting complaints



(1) If a complaint-

   (a)  deals with more than one subject-matter; or

   (b)  deals with more than one set of circumstances; or

   (c)  makes allegations against more than one organisation; or

   (d)  makes more than one allegation against an organisation; or

   (e)  for any other reason is suitable to be dealt with in separate parts-

the Health Services Commissioner-

   (f)  may if it is administratively convenient to do so; or

   (g)  must if it is in the interest of the complainant to do so-

determine that any subject-matter, set of circumstances, allegation or part,
as the case requires, be treated as a separate complaint.

(2) The Health Services Commissioner must not make a determination under
subsection (1) unless he or she is satisfied that any attempt at conciliation
is unlikely to be prejudiced by the making of the determination.