Western Australian Consolidated Acts

HEALTH SERVICES (CONCILIATION AND REVIEW) ACT 1995 - SECT 26

26 .         Complaints that must be rejected

        (1)         The Director must reject a complaint that in the Director’s opinion — 

            (a)         is vexatious, trivial or without substance;

            (b)         does not warrant any further action; or

            (c)         does not comply with this Act.

        (2)         If an issue raised in a complaint has already been determined by a court, the State Administrative Tribunal, an industrial tribunal or a registration board, the Director must reject the complaint to the extent to which it relates to that issue unless in the Director’s opinion it relates to matters that were not determined by the court, tribunal or board.

        (3)         Nothing in this section affects the operation of section 28.

        [Section 26 amended by No. 55 of 2004 s. 494.]