SMALL BUSINESS COMMISSION ACT 2017 - SECT 12 Power to issue certificates
SMALL BUSINESS COMMISSION ACT 2017 - SECT 12
Power to issue certificates(1) The Commission may certify in writing that alternative dispute resolution performed under this Act has failed to resolve a dispute or is unlikely to resolve a dispute.
(2) A certificate issued under subsection (1) must include details of the parties involved in the dispute.
(3) The Commission may certify that a party to the dispute has unreasonably refused to participate in alternative dispute resolution.
(4) A certificate issued under this section may be admitted in evidence in proceedings before VCAT or a court.
(5) The Commission is not required to give a party to the dispute an opportunity to be heard or make submissions to the Commission before issuing a certificate under this section.