Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997
sec.248Dispute resolution recommendation
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sec.248 Dispute resolution recommendation
The commissioner may make 1 or more dispute resolution recommendations for an application after the application is made and before it is resolved by a dispute resolution process. However, the commissioner must not make a dispute resolution recommendation after the commissioner refers the application to a dispute resolution officer, unless the dispute resolution officer refers the application back to the commissioner. A dispute resolution recommendation must be for 1 of the following dispute resolution processes— department conciliation; dispute resolution centre mediation; specialist mediation; specialist conciliation; department adjudication; specialist adjudication. If the commissioner has made a dispute resolution recommendation for the application, a further recommendation may be that the application be the subject of the same type of dispute resolution process or a different type. If an application for an interim order has been referred back to the commissioner under section 279 (4) , the commissioner may make a dispute resolution recommendation that the application be the subject of department conciliation without giving written notice as mentioned in section 243 (1) . s 248 sub 2003 No. 6 s 83 amd 2007 No. 11 s 34 (sec.248-ssec.1) The commissioner may make 1 or more dispute resolution recommendations for an application after the application is made and before it is resolved by a dispute resolution process. (sec.248-ssec.2) However, the commissioner must not make a dispute resolution recommendation after the commissioner refers the application to a dispute resolution officer, unless the dispute resolution officer refers the application back to the commissioner. (sec.248-ssec.3) A dispute resolution recommendation must be for 1 of the following dispute resolution processes— department conciliation; dispute resolution centre mediation; specialist mediation; specialist conciliation; department adjudication; specialist adjudication. (sec.248-ssec.4) If the commissioner has made a dispute resolution recommendation for the application, a further recommendation may be that the application be the subject of the same type of dispute resolution process or a different type. (sec.248-ssec.5) If an application for an interim order has been referred back to the commissioner under section 279 (4) , the commissioner may make a dispute resolution recommendation that the application be the subject of department conciliation without giving written notice as mentioned in section 243 (1) .
- (a) department conciliation;
- (b) dispute resolution centre mediation;
- (c) specialist mediation;
- (d) specialist conciliation;
- (e) department adjudication;
- (f) specialist adjudication.