Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ACT 2005 - SECT 53E

    (1)     This section applies if—

        (a)     the commission refers a complaint to the ACAT under this division; and

        (b)     the ACAT is satisfied that the person complained about engaged in an unlawful act.

    (2)     The ACAT must make 1 or more of the following orders:

        (a)     that the person complained about not repeat or continue the unlawful act;

        (b)     that the person complained about perform a stated reasonable act to redress any loss or damage suffered by a person because of the unlawful act;

        (c)     unless the complaint has been dealt with as a representative complaint—that the person complained about pay to a person a stated amount by way of compensation for any loss or damage suffered by the person because of the unlawful act.

    (3)     In this section:

"representative complaint" means a complaint that is dealt with by the commission as a representative complaint under section 71.