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Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
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### 42I Powers of conciliator
> [*\[Section 42I of Part V Inserted by No. 99 of 2000, s. 23, Applied:01 Jul 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-07-01/act-2000-099#GS23@EN)
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> > (1) A conciliator may direct a party to –
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> > > > (a) attend at a meeting with the conciliator; and
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> > > > (b) provide, within a specified period, the conciliator or another party with any documents or information the conciliator considers may help resolve the claim; and
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> > > > (c) attend at a conciliation conference at which the conciliator and any other party is present.
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> > (2) The conciliator may do any one or more of the following things in connection with a claim:
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> > > > (a) make any recommendations to the parties as the conciliator considers appropriate;
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> > > > (b) recommend to the Tribunal that it make an interim order in respect of any issue raised in the claim;
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> > > > (c) vary or revoke a direction or recommendation made by the conciliator;
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> > > > (d) decline to make any direction or recommendation;
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> > > > (e) recommend that the Tribunal refer a medical question to a medical panel.
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> > (3) The Tribunal must make, or decline to make, an order within 5 days after receiving a recommendation under [subsection (2)(b)](#GS42I@Gs2@Hpb@EN) .
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> > (4) A party or his or her representative must not fail to comply with a direction of the conciliator given to the party or representative, respectively, under this section.
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> > Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.