Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

DISCRIMINATION ACT 1991 (NO. 81 OF 1991) - SECT 5

5. (1) Unless the contrary intention appears, a reference in this Act to a complainant shall—

        (a)     in relation to a complaint lodged by an agent—be read as a reference to the person or each person on whose behalf the complaint is lodged; and

        (b)     in relation to an investigation in respect of which there is more than one complainant—be read as a reference to each complainant.

(2) Unless the contrary intention appears, a reference in this Act to a respondent shall—

        (a)     in relation to a complaint—be read as a reference to the person who is alleged to have done the act or acts to which the complaint relates;

        (b)     in relation to the investigation of a complaint in respect of which there is more than one respondent—be read as a reference to each respondent; and

        (c)     in relation to an investigation initiated by the Commissioner—be read as a reference to each person whose actions are the subject of the investigation.