s. 5A (5) The Commissioner is responsible to the Secretary S. 5(5) to the Department of State Development, Business amended by Nos 43/2012 and Innovation for the general conduct and s. 3(Sch. management of the functions and activities of the item 50), 70/2013 Commissioner and must advise the Secretary in all s. 4(Sch. 2 matters relating to that conduct and management. item 47). (6) The Secretary to the Department of State S. 5(6) amended by Development, Business and Innovation must take Nos 43/2012 reasonable steps to ensure that adequate resources s. 3(Sch. item 50), are made available to the Commissioner to enable 70/2013 him or her to carry out his or her functions and s. 4(Sch. 2 item 47). exercise his or her powers. 5A Commissioner may refuse to deal with certain S. 5A inserted by complaints No. 14/2014 s. 6. (1) The Commissioner may refuse to deal with a complaint received by the Commissioner if he or she is satisfied that— (a) the complaint is trivial or vexatious; or (b) the complaint is unlikely to be resolved through alternative dispute resolution; or (c) the complaint could be more appropriately dealt with by a public entity, public service body or other person. (2) If the Commissioner refuses to deal with a complaint under subsection (1), the Commissioner must give written notice to the person who made the complaint and, if applicable, details of the public entity, public service body or person to be contacted regarding the complaint. 5B Commissioner's alternative dispute resolution S. 5B inserted by function No. 14/2014 s. 6. (1) In performing his or her alternative dispute resolution function under this Act, the Commissioner may determine the form of
S. 5(5) amended by Nos 43/2012 s. 3(Sch. item 50), 70/2013 s. 4(Sch. 2 item 47). (5) The Commissioner is responsible to the Secretary to the Department of State Development, Business and Innovation for the general conduct and management of the functions and activities of the Commissioner and must advise the Secretary in all matters relating to that conduct and management. S. 5(6) amended by Nos 43/2012 s. 3(Sch. item 50), 70/2013 s. 4(Sch. 2 item 47). (6) The Secretary to the Department of State Development, Business and Innovation must take reasonable steps to ensure that adequate resources are made available to the Commissioner to enable him or her to carry out his or her functions and exercise his or her powers. S. 5A inserted by No. 14/2014 s. 6. 5A Commissioner may refuse to deal with certain complaints s. 5A (1) The Commissioner may refuse to deal with a complaint received by the Commissioner if he or she is satisfied that— (a) the complaint is trivial or vexatious; or (b) the complaint is unlikely to be resolved through alternative dispute resolution; or (c) the complaint could be more appropriately dealt with by a public entity, public service body or other person. (2) If the Commissioner refuses to deal with a complaint under subsection (1), the Commissioner must give written notice to the person who made the complaint and, if applicable, details of the public entity, public service body or person to be contacted regarding the complaint. S. 5B inserted by No. 14/2014 s. 6. 5B Commissioner's alternative dispute resolution function (1) In performing his or her alternative dispute resolution function under this Act, the Commissioner may determine the form of