Parliamentary Workplace Standards and Integrity Act 2024
21Investigation of referral
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21 Investigation of referral
(1) Subject to this section, the Commission may conduct an investigation in relation to a referral if it considers it appropriate to do so.
(2) The Commission must consider conducting an investigation in relation to a referral if, at the end of an appropriate dispute resolution process, an affected person who participated in the process requests the Commission to do so.
(3) The Commission must give written notice of its decision to conduct an investigation in relation to a referral to the referrer.
(4) In conducting an investigation in relation to a referral, the Commission—
(a) is not bound by the rules of evidence; and
(b) is bound by the rules of procedural fairness.