Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 50(1) amended by No. 22/2016 s. 193(a).
(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 Complaints 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.
S. 50(2) amended by No. 22/2016 s. 193(b).
(2) The Health Complaints 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.
S. 51 (Heading) amended by No. 22/2016 s. 194.