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Anti-Discrimination Act 1991
sec.160Party fails to attend conference
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### sec.160 Party fails to attend conference
If a complainant, without reasonable excuse, does not comply with a direction to attend a conciliation conference, the commissioner may dismiss the complaint and direct the complainant to pay costs to the respondent.
If a respondent, without reasonable excuse, does not comply with a direction to attend a conciliation conference, the commissioner may direct the respondent to pay costs to the complainant.
A party may enforce a direction as to costs by filing a copy of it with a court of competent jurisdiction.
The direction is then enforceable as if it were an order of the court.
(sec.160-ssec.1) If a complainant, without reasonable excuse, does not comply with a direction to attend a conciliation conference, the commissioner may dismiss the complaint and direct the complainant to pay costs to the respondent.
(sec.160-ssec.2) If a respondent, without reasonable excuse, does not comply with a direction to attend a conciliation conference, the commissioner may direct the respondent to pay costs to the complainant.
(sec.160-ssec.3) A party may enforce a direction as to costs by filing a copy of it with a court of competent jurisdiction.
(sec.160-ssec.4) The direction is then enforceable as if it were an order of the court.