Hong Kong Regulations

FAMILY STATUS DISCRIMINATION (INVESTIGATION AND CONCILIATION) RULES - SECT 4

Determination of representative complaints

(1) The Commission may determine that any complaint lodged with it should not
be a representative complaint.

(2) The Commission may make a determination under subsection (1) only if it is
satisfied that it is in the interests of justice to do so for any of the
following reasons-

   (a)  the costs that would be incurred (whether by the Commission or
        class members) if the complaint were to continue as a representative 
        complaint are likely to exceed the costs that would be incurred if
        each class member lodged a separate complaint;

   (b)  the representative complaint will not provide an efficient and
        effective means of dealing with the complaints of the class members;

   (c)  the complaint was not brought in good faith as a representative 
        complaint; or

   (d)  it is otherwise inappropriate that the complaints be pursued by means
        of a representative complaint.