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WORKERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1988 - SECT 42B

42B. Parties to undertake conciliation process

      (1) If a claim for compensation, other than a claim referred to the Tribunal in accordance with section 81A, is referred to the Tribunal, the parties must undertake a conciliation process for the purpose of attempting to resolve the claim by agreement.

      (2) The conciliator may be a Commissioner, the Registrar, a deputy registrar of the Tribunal or a person appointed by the Minister by notice published in the Gazette.

      (3) A notice under subsection (2) is not a statutory rule for the purposes of the Rules Publication Act 1953.

      (4) The Tribunal is to serve each party with notice –

(a) that he or she is required to undertake a conciliation process; and

(b) of the identity and contact details of the conciliator; and

(c) of a brief outline of how the process is to be conducted.

      (5) The notice is to be served within 14 days of the claim being referred to the Tribunal.



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