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Police Administration Act 1978
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40B Conciliation
(1) A conciliator must do everything that appears to him or her to be
right and proper to assist the parties to reach agreement in relation
to the matters at issue between the parties.
(2) The action that may be taken by a conciliator under subsection (1)
includes any of the following:
(a) arranging conferences by the parties or their representatives
presided over by the conciliator;
(b) arranging for the parties or their representatives to confer
amongst themselves at conferences that the conciliator does
not attend;
(c) facilitating agreement between the parties as to matters
referred to conciliation;
(d) mediation;
(e) advising the Tribunal that the parties have requested the
Tribunal to make a determination or to vary or revoke a
determination of the Tribunal;
(f) concluding the matter by both parties agreeing not to continue
with the matter.
(3) The procedures to be adopted in relation to conciliation of a matter
are to be as determined by the conciliator.
(4) A conciliator must not, except with the agreement of the
Commissioner and the Police Association, disclose anything said or
done for the purposes of conciliating a matter under this Part.
(5) A conciliator is not personally liable for any action taken, or not
taken, in good faith for the purposes of conciliating a matter under
this Part.
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(6) If an agreement under this section is inconsistent with a
determination of the Tribunal, the determination prevails to the
extent of the inconsistency.