Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Except as
otherwise provided in this section a complaint under this Act shall
be made in writing by any person or by any body of persons, whether
incorporated or not.
(2) When the person by
whom a complaint might have been made under this Act dies or is for any
reason unable to act for himself, the complaint may be made by his
personal representative or by a member of his family or other individual
suitable to represent him; but except as otherwise provided in this
subsection a complaint shall not be entertained under this
Act unless it is made by the person aggrieved himself.
(3) The provisions of
any enactment prohibiting or restricting or authorising or requiring the
imposition of prohibitions or restrictions on communication to any other
person do not apply to any communication made for the purpose of making a
complaint under this Act.
[(4) deleted]
(5) Except where the
Commissioner, in the special circumstances of a case, otherwise determines, a
complaint shall not be entertained under this Act unless it is made not
later than 12 months from the day on which the person aggrieved first had
notice of the matters alleged in the complaint.
[(6) Omitted under the
Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(4)(e).]
[Section 17 amended by No. 124 of 1984
s. 5; No. 78 of 1996 s. 11.]