Withdrawal of complaint
(1) If: (a) an entity has made a designated complaint to the Commission; and (b) the Commission has not, in relation to the complaint, given the entity either of the following: (i) a notice under subsection 154ZH(1) (no further action); (ii) a notification under paragraph 154ZK(3)(c) (further action completed); the entity may, in writing, withdraw the complaint (even if the entity has ceased to be a designated complainant). (2) The Commission must notify the entity in writing that the complaint has been withdrawn. (3) From the time the notification in subsection (2) is given: (a) if the Commission has not yet given the entity a notice under subsection 154ZH(1) or 154ZK(1) in relation to the withdrawn complaint—sections 154ZG and 154ZH cease to apply in relation to the withdrawn complaint; and (b) if the Commission has given the entity a notice under subsection 154ZK(1) in relation to the withdrawn complaint—subsection 154ZK(3) ceases to apply in relation to the withdrawn complaint. (4) The withdrawn complaint continues to be a designated complaint for the purposes of this Act (including subsection 154ZF(3) and paragraph 171(3)(dd)).
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