Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Information Privacy Act 2000 - SECT 30

Privacy Commissioner may dismiss stale complaint

30. Privacy Commissioner may dismiss stale complaint



(1) The Privacy Commissioner may dismiss a complaint if he or she has had no
substantive response from the complainant in the period of 90 days following a
request by the Privacy Commissioner for a response in relation to the
complaint.

(2) As soon as possible after a dismissal under subsection (1), the Privacy
Commissioner must, by notice in writing, notify the complainant and the
respondent of the dismissal.

(3) A complainant may take no further action under this Act in relation to the
subject matter of a complaint dismissed under this section.