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Police Administration Act 1978
40AAttempts at conciliation to be made
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40A Attempts at conciliation to be made
(1) At a meeting called under section 40(1), the Chairperson must:
(a) require the Commissioner and the Police Association, or their
representatives, to attempt to conciliate the matters at issue
between the parties; and
(b) for that purpose – appoint a person from the panel appointed
under section 40D to be a conciliator in relation to the matters.
(2) The Chairperson may only appoint a conciliator under
subsection (1)(b) after taking into account submissions made by the
Commissioner and the Police Association as to the matters at issue
between the parties to which the request under section 40 relates.
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(3) Despite subsection (1), the Chairperson may decide that a matter is
to be determined by the Tribunal without requiring the
Commissioner and the Police Association to attempt to conciliate
the matter if the Chairperson is satisfied that the attempt is unlikely
to be successful.
(4) If the Chairperson decides that the matter is to be determined by
the Tribunal, the Tribunal must conduct a hearing and make a
decision in relation to the matter.