Anti-discrimination Act 1992
88Orders after hearing
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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.
Anti-Discrimination Act 1992 54 (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.