Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts40A. Attempts at conciliation to be made
(1) At a meeting called under section 40(1), the Chairperson must -
(a) require the Commissioner and the Police Association, or their representatives, to attempt to conciliate the matters at issue between the parties; and
(b) for that purpose - appoint a person from the panel appointed under section 40D to be a conciliator in relation to the matters.
(2) The Chairperson may only appoint a conciliator under subsection (1)(b) after taking into account submissions made by the Commissioner and the Police Association as to the matters at issue between the parties to which the request under section 40 relates.
(3) Despite subsection (1), the Chairperson may decide that a matter is to be determined by the Tribunal without requiring the Commissioner and the Police Association to attempt to conciliate the matter if the Chairperson is satisfied that the attempt is unlikely to be successful.
(4) If the Chairperson decides that the matter is to be determined by the Tribunal, the Tribunal must conduct a hearing and make a decision in relation to the matter.