Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The Minister may
refer any matter to the Tribunal for inquiry as a complaint under this Act.
(2) The Tribunal shall
carry out the functions conferred and imposed on the Tribunal in Part IX in
accordance with the provisions of that Part.
(3) Subject to
subsection (3a), the Tribunal shall hold an inquiry into each complaint or
matter referred to it under section 90(2), 93(1) or subsection (1).
(3a) The Tribunal
shall not hold, or shall discontinue, as the case requires, an inquiry into
—
(a) a
complaint referred to it under section 90(2) or 93(1) if the complainant
notifies the Tribunal that the complainant; or
(b) a
matter referred to it under subsection (1) if the Minister notifies the
Tribunal that the Minister,
does not wish that
inquiry to be held or to continue.
(4) The Tribunal may
perform —
(a) any
function conferred on the Tribunal under any arrangement in force under
section 7; and
(b) any
function conferred on the Tribunal under any Act of the Commonwealth, being a
function that is declared by the Minister, by notice published in the Gazette
, to be complementary to other functions of the Tribunal.
(5) No fee is payable
in respect of a proceeding commenced before the Tribunal under this Act.
[Section 107 amended: No. 74 of 1992 s. 30; No. 55
of 2004 s. 311.]