Action for settling dispute
102C Action for settling dispute
This section applies if notice of a dispute has been given under section 102B.
SAET (constituted as an industrial relations commission) may deal with the dispute in any way it thinks fit for the prompt settlement of the dispute, including—
by means of mediation, conciliation or arbitration; or
by making a recommendation or expressing an opinion; or
if there are reasonable grounds to believe that an offence has been committed under this Act, by referring a matter to the regulator for potential investigation.
Without limiting subsection (2), if SAET deals with the dispute by arbitration, SAET may make any order it considers appropriate for the prompt settlement of the dispute.
A person must not contravene an order made under subsection (3).
WHS civil penalty provision.
Maximum penalty:
in the case of an individual—$10 000;
in the case of a body corporate—$100 000.
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