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INDEPENDENT POLICE COMPLAINTS COUNCIL
ORDINANCE

Ord. No. 33 of 2008
A1513


(b) whether there are any justifiable reasons for making the request for review after the expiry of the period applicable to the request for review under subsection (2)(a) or (b).

24. Notification of classification of reportable complaint and result of review

(1) In the case of a reportable complaint that is not a request for review, the Commissioner must notify—

(a) the complainant; or
(b) (where the reportable complaint was made by a person on behalf of the complainant) the person who made the complaint,

of the classification of the reportable complaint and the reasons for the classification.

(2) In the case of a reportable complaint that is a request for review, the Council must notify—

(a) the complainant; or
(b) (where the reportable complaint was made by a person on behalf of the complainant) the person who made the complaint,

of the result of the review and the reasons for the result.

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply where the complainant or the person has indicated to the Commissioner or the Council that he does not wish to be so notified.

(4) In determining the time at which the complainant or the person is notified of such matters as required under subsection (1) or (2), the following provisions apply—

(a) if the notification is left at his address, the notification is effected when it is so left;
(b) if the notification is sent by post to his address, the notification is effected when it would in the ordinary course of post be delivered to that address;
(c) if the notification is sent by facsimile transmission to his facsimile number, the notification is effected when it would in the ordinary course of such transmission be received at that number; or
(d) if the notification is sent by electronic mail transmission to his electronic mail address, the notification is effected when it would in the ordinary course of such transmission be received at that address.