24BCommission may give directions in relation to a dispute

24B Commission may give directions in relation to a dispute

(1) The Commission, for the purposes of facilitating negotiations or determining a dispute under Division 2, may require a person who is or was a party to the dispute to do, or refrain from doing, something, including—

(a) requiring a person to give relevant information or a document to one or more other persons identified by the Commission, and a copy to the Commission, subject to section 24C;

(b) requiring a person to carry out reasonable research or investigations in order to obtain relevant information;

(c) prohibiting a person from imposing, or seeking to impose, an unreasonable procedural condition on the person's participation in negotiations;

(d) requiring a person to respond in writing to another person's proposal or request in relation to the time and place of a meeting;

(e) requiring a person, or a representative of a person, to attend a mediation conference.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(c) an unreasonable procedural condition includes a requirement by one party that the other party or parties to the dispute must not disclose to the Commission information or a document provided in the course of negotiations.

(3) A person must not, without lawful excuse, disobey a requirement of the Commission made under this section.

1. 60 penalty units.

S. 24C inserted by No. 73/2003 s. 16.