(1) Where the Minister is dissatisfied with any matter
relating to the preparation, amendment or implementation of an equal
employment opportunity management plan by a council or any failure or omission
of a council with respect to the preparation, amendment or implementation of
any such plan, the Minister may refer the matter to the Anti-Discrimination
Board or the Public Service Commissioner.
(2) The provisions of section 122N
of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977, and the succeeding provisions of Part 9A
of that Act, apply to and in respect of a reference under this section to the
Anti-Discrimination Board as if it were a reference under section 122M of that
Act and as if the council were an authority within the meaning of that Part.
