The complaint filed by the complainant pursuant to Paragraph 1 of the preceding Article shall be reviewed by the Gender Equality Work Committee of the local competent authority pursuant to the Regulations.

The Gender Equality Work Committee of the local competent authority, which conducts the review pursuant to the preceding Article, shall make a decision within 3 months upon acceptance of the complaint, the period of which may be extended once if necessary, provided that the extension shall be no longer than 3 months and the complainant shall be notified by the local competent authority .

After filing a complaint with the local competent authority, the complainant may withdraw the complaint before a decision is made. After withdrawing the complaint, the complainant may not file a complaint on the same matter again.