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Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986
35CCommission to notify person and give opportunity for making of submissions
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#### 35C Commission to notify person and give opportunity for making of submissions
(1) As soon as practicable after commencing an inquiry into a person’s compliance with the positive duty in relation to sex discrimination, the Commission must give the person a written notice stating the grounds on which the Commission commenced the inquiry.
(2) The Commission must not find that a person is not complying with the positive duty in relation to sex discrimination unless it has given a reasonable opportunity to the person, to do, at the option of the person, either or both of the following:
(a) to appear before the Commission, whether in person or by a representative, and make oral submissions in relation to the person’s compliance;
(b) to make written submissions to the Commission in relation to the person’s compliance.