Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) The commissioner given responsibility for considering a complaint for the commission must consider the complaint.
Note 1 Responsibility for considering complaints may be in accordance with the operations protocol made under s 18C.
Note 2 If the president considers that a commissioner has a real or perceived conflict of interest in relation to a complaint, the president may consider the complaint or allocate responsibility for considering the complaint to another commissioner (see s 18 (1) (m)).
(2) The commissioner may, but need not, continue to consider the complaint while the complaint is being conciliated.
(3) In considering a discrimination complaint, the commissioner may also consider whether the duty under the Discrimination Act 1991
, section 75 has been met.
Note The commission may ask for information or documents relevant to a consideration under this subsection (see s 73).