Victorian Current Acts

RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE ACT 2001 - SECT 19

    (1)     The following persons may bring a dispute to the Commission for dispute resolution—

        (a)     a person who claims that another person has contravened a provision of Part 2 in relation to that person;

        (b)     if that person is unable to bring a dispute because of disability—

              (i)     a person authorised by that person to act on his or her behalf; or

              (ii)     if that person is unable to authorise another person, any other person on his or her behalf;

        (c)     if that person is a child—

              (i)     the child; or

              (ii)     a parent of the child on the child's behalf; or

              (iii)     if the Commission is satisfied that the child or a parent of the child consents, any other person on the child's behalf.

    (2)     A person may bring a dispute on behalf of the person and another person or persons if the Commission is satisfied that—

        (a)     each person—

              (i)     is entitled to bring a dispute under subsection (1)(a); and

              (ii)     has consented to the dispute being brought on the person's behalf; and

        (b)     the alleged contravention arises out of the same conduct.

    (3)     An authorisation under subsection (1)(b)(i) may be given—

        (a)     in writing; or

        (b)     in any other manner approved by the Commission.

    (4)     Two or more people may jointly bring a dispute to the Commission for dispute resolution.

    (5)     It is not necessary for the alleged contravention to relate exclusively to the person bringing the dispute.

S. 20 substituted by No. 16/2010 s. 203 (as amended by No. 26/2011 s. 34(Sch. item 9.5)).