(1) The commissioner may make 1 or more dispute resolution recommendations for
an application after the application is made and before it is resolved by a
dispute resolution process.
(2) However, the commissioner must not make a
dispute resolution recommendation after the commissioner refers the
application to a dispute resolution officer, unless the dispute resolution
officer refers the application back to the commissioner.
(3) A dispute
resolution recommendation must be for 1 of the following dispute resolution
processes—
(4) If the
commissioner has made a dispute resolution recommendation for the application,
a further recommendation may be that the application be the subject of the
same type of dispute resolution process or a different type.
(5) If an
application for an interim order has been referred back to the commissioner
under section 279(4) , the commissioner may make a dispute resolution
recommendation that the application be the subject of department conciliation
without giving written notice as mentioned in section 243(1) .