45DWhere more than one matter referred

45D Where more than one matter referred (1) If more than one matter in dispute is referred, the chief dispute resolution officer may sever from the referral any matter that the chief dispute resolution officer would reject under section 45C if it were the only matter referred. (2) If a referral relates to more than one matter or the matter referred relates to more than one circumstance, the chief dispute resolution officer may separate the referral into 2 or more referrals if— (a) a conciliation officer's inquiries into some of the matters have not been completed and it is convenient to separate them; or (b) it is in the public interest to do so. (3) If the chief dispute resolution officer accepts more than one referral in relation to the same or related domestic building work, the chief dispute resolution officer may decide to deal with the referrals together as if they were one referral. S. 45E inserted by No. 15/2016 s. 6.