WORKPLACE RELATIONS ACT 1996 - SECT 710 Grounds on which Commission must refuse application

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WORKPLACE RELATIONS ACT 1996 - SECT 710

                   The Commission must refuse to conduct a dispute resolution process under this Division in relation to a matter in dispute if:

                     (a)  the dispute is not one that, under the terms of the workplace agreement, may be resolved using a dispute resolution process conducted by the Commission; or

                     (b)  any of the steps that, under the terms of agreement, must be taken before the matter is referred to the Commission have not been taken; or

                     (c)  the matter is the subject of proceedings or has already been settled as a result of proceedings, whether before a court or another body, under a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory relating to the prevention of discrimination or to equal opportunity.