Australian Capital Territory Repealed ActsThis legislation has been repealed.
Penalty:
(a) if the offender is a natural person—$1,000;
(b) if the offender is a body corporate—$5,000.
69. (1) Where the Grievances Committee makes a decision under section 66 in relation to a contract of training—
(a) a party to the contract who is aggrieved by the decision; or
(b) the Authority;
may, by notice in writing given to the Chairperson of the Committee, request the Committee to reconsider its decision.
(2) A request shall—
(a) set out the reasons for the request; and
(b) be given to the Chairperson within 14 days after the day on which the decision first came to the notice of the person making the request or the Authority, as the case may be, or within such further period (if any) as the Chairperson either before or after the end of that period, allows.
(3) As soon as practicable after receiving a request, the Committee shall reconsider the decision to which the request relates and make a decision affirming or revoking the decision or varying the decision in such manner as the Committee thinks fit.
(4) As soon as practicable after the Committee reconsiders a decision, the Chairperson of the Committee shall give the Authority, or the person who requested the reconsideration, as the case may be, a notice in writing setting out—
(a) the terms of the decision made by the Committee after its reconsideration; and
(b) the reasons for that decision.
70. (1) In this Division, “inquiry” means an inquiry under section 63 or 65.
(2) For the purposes of this Division, each party to a contract of training to which an inquiry relates is a party to the inquiry.
71. (1) The Grievances Committee shall not commence an inquiry unless the Chairperson of the Committee has given a notice of the inquiry to each party at least 7 days before the proposed commencement.
(2) The notice shall specify—
(a) the subject matter of the inquiry;
(b) the time and place fixed by the Committee for the commencement of the inquiry; and
(c) the date before which written submissions may be made to the Committee in relation to the inquiry.
72. (1) An inquiry shall be conducted with as little formality and technicality, and with as much expedition, as is practicable to permit a proper consideration of the matter before the Grievances Committee.
(2) At an inquiry the Committee is not bound by the rules of evidence and may inform itself of any matter in such manner as it thinks appropriate.
(3) The Chairperson of the Committee may, in respect of any matter not dealt with by this Act, give directions as to the procedure to be followed in relation to an inquiry.