Queensland Consolidated Acts

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ACT 1991 - SECT 141A

141A Deferral of acceptance of complaint for out-of-time contravention

(1) This section applies if—

(a) a complaint relates to—

(i) at least 1 alleged contravention of the Act that happened within 1 year before the complaint was made (a
"within-time contravention" ); and

(ii) at least 1 alleged contravention of the Act that happened more than 1 year before the complaint was made (an
"out-of-time contravention" ); and

(b) the commissioner decides to accept the complaint under section 141 to the extent it relates to the within-time contravention.

(2) The commissioner may defer deciding under section 138 (2) whether or not to accept the complaint to the extent it relates to the out-of-time contravention until the commissioner has tried to resolve the complaint by conciliation under division 3 .