Outcome certificates to be issued
296 Outcome certificates to be issued
S. 296(1) amended by No. 73/2016 s. 21(2).
Subject to subsection (4), ACCS must issue an outcome certificate within 7 days of the conclusion of a conciliation if—
S. 296(1)(a) amended by No. 15/2021 s. 30.
the dispute that is the subject of the conciliation was lodged for conciliation under section 289A; and
the dispute is resolved.
The outcome certificate must—
S. 296(2)(a) amended by No. 73/2016 s. 21(1).
be in a form approved by ACCS; and
be provided to the worker and the employer and the Authority or self-insurer; and
set out any terms on which the dispute is resolved; and
certify that each party to the dispute is bound by the result; and
state that the outcome certificate is evidence of—
the resolution of the dispute between the parties; and
the terms on which the dispute has been resolved.
The outcome certificate is admissible in any court proceeding as evidence of—
the resolution of the dispute between the parties; and
the terms on which the dispute has been resolved.
S. 296(4) amended by No. 73/2016 s. 21(3)(10).
ACCS is not required to comply with subsection (1) in relation to a dispute referred to in that subsection if ACCS issues a certificate in respect of that dispute under section 273 of this Act or section 104(7) of the Accident Compensation Act 1985.
S. 297 (Heading) amended by No. 73/2016 s. 21(5).
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