Victorian Numbered Acts

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AMENDMENT (GOVERNANCE) ACT 2009 (NO. 14 OF 2009) - SECT 8

For section 122 of the Principal Act substitute —

        "     122     Time limits for conciliation of expedited complaints

    (1)     The Commissioner must commence conciliation of an expedited complaint as soon as practicable after the Commissioner or the Tribunal has determined that it is an expedited complaint.

    (2)     Subject to this section, if the conciliation has not been successfully completed within 30 days after that determination, the Commissioner must notify the parties.

    (3)     If the Commissioner receives notice of an application under section 124, he or she must cease to deal with the complaint until the Tribunal has determined the application.

    (4)     If the Tribunal refuses the application, the Commissioner must—

        (a)     commence, or resume, conciliation as soon as practicable after the refusal; and

        (b)     notify the parties if the conciliation has not been successfully completed within 30 days after the refusal.

    (5)     If the Tribunal makes an interim order under section 131, the Commissioner must—

        (a)     commence, or resume, conciliation as soon as practicable after the making of the order; and

        (b)     notify the parties if the conciliation has not been successfully completed within 30 days after the making of the order.

    (6)     The time period in subsection (2) is suspended from the time an application referred to in subsection (4) or (5) is made until the time the Tribunal determines it.".