Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Director must
not investigate a complaint which the Director has referred to a registration
board under section 31 or 43(3) unless —
(a) the
board asks the Director to continue dealing with the matter;
(b) the
Minister approves of the Director continuing to do so; or
(c) the
Director considers he or she should do so for the purpose of facilitating the
Director’s participation in any further proceeding relating to the
matter.
(2) The Minister is
not to give an approval under subsection (1)(b) unless —
(a) the
Minister is satisfied that —
(i)
the acts or omissions of the provider to which the
complaint relates may constitute a threat to public safety; or
(ii)
there is a need for an investigation that is wider than
the jurisdiction of the board in question would allow;
or
(b) the
Minister considers that the board has not dealt with the matter as
expeditiously as it should have.
[Section 46 amended by No. 55 of 2004
s. 495.]