Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
42HRepresentation during conciliation process
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42H Representation during conciliation process
[Section 42H of Part V Inserted by No. 99 of 2000, s. 23, Applied:01 Jul 2001]
(1) [Section 42H Subsection (1) amended by No. 7 of 2025, s. 276, Applied:01 Jul 2025] Subject to subsection (3), a worker may be represented during the conciliation process.
(2) Subject to subsection (3) , a party, other than a worker, may be represented during the conciliation process by –
(a) in the case of a body corporate, an officer of the body corporate; and
(b) in any other case, an officer of an association to which that party belongs.
(3) A person representing a worker, or an officer referred to in subsection (2) , must have the authority to settle or otherwise determine the claim on behalf of the worker or party represented at a conciliation conference.
(4) [Section 42H Subsection (4) amended by No. 36 of 2017, s. 29, Applied:19 Sep 2017] [Section 42H Subsection (4) amended by No. 66 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2008] [Section 42H Subsection (4) amended by No. 66 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2008] [Section 42H Subsection (4) omitted by No. 7 of 2025, s. 276, Applied:01 Jul 2025] . . . . . . . .
(5) [Section 42H Subsection (5) omitted by No. 7 of 2025, s. 276, Applied:01 Jul 2025] . . . . . . . .
(6) [Section 42H Subsection (6) omitted by No. 7 of 2025, s. 276, Applied:01 Jul 2025] . . . . . . . .