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Anti-discrimination Act 1992
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88 Orders after hearing
(1) If, after the hearing of a complaint, the Tribunal finds the prohibited
conduct alleged in the complaint is substantiated, the Tribunal may
make one or more of the following orders:
(a) an order requiring the respondent not to repeat or continue the
prohibited conduct;
(b) an order requiring the respondent to pay to the complainant or
another person, within a specified period, an amount, being an
amount not more than that prescribed, that the Tribunal
considers appropriate as compensation for loss or damage
caused by the prohibited conduct;
(c) an order requiring the respondent to do specified things to
redress loss or damage suffered by the complainant or any
other person because of the prohibited conduct;
(d) an order declaring void all or part of an agreement made in
connection with the prohibited conduct, either from the time
the agreement was made or subsequently.
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(2) In this section, the specified things a respondent may be required to
do, include, but are not limited to the following:
(a) employing, reinstating or re-employing a person;
(b) promoting a person;
(c) moving a person to a specified position within a specified time.
(3) In this section, damage, in relation to a person, includes the
offence, embarrassment, humiliation, and intimidation suffered by
the person.
(4) If, after the hearing of a complaint, the Tribunal finds the prohibited
conduct alleged in the complaint is not substantiated the Tribunal
shall make an order dismissing the complaint.