AustLII Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

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WORKERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1988 - SECT 42I

42I. Powers of conciliator

      (1) A conciliator may direct a party to –

(a) attend at a meeting with the conciliator; and

(b) provide, within a specified period, the conciliator or another party with any documents or information the conciliator considers may help resolve the claim; and

(c) attend at a conciliation conference at which the conciliator and any other party is present.

      (2) The conciliator may do any one or more of the following things in connection with a claim:

(a) make any recommendations to the parties as the conciliator considers appropriate;

(b) recommend to the Tribunal that it make an interim order in respect of any issue raised in the claim;

(c) vary or revoke a direction or recommendation made by the conciliator;

(d) decline to make any direction or recommendation;

(e) recommend that the Tribunal refer a medical question to a medical panel.

      (3) The Tribunal must make, or decline to make, an order within 5 days after receiving a recommendation under subsection (2)(b).

      (4) A party or his or her representative must not fail to comply with a direction of the conciliator given to the party or representative, respectively, under this section.

Penalty:

Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.



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