(1) An application for
conciliation cannot be accepted by the Director unless the Director is
satisfied —
(a) that
it relates to a dispute as defined in section 176; and
(b) that
reasonable attempts have been made to resolve the dispute by negotiation with
the other party or parties to the dispute.
(2) The onus is on the
applicant to satisfy the Director for the purposes of subsection (1).
(3) The Director may
reject an application for conciliation if it does not comply with the
conciliation rules.
(4) Conciliation
commences when an application for conciliation is accepted by the Director.
[Section 182F inserted: No. 31 of 2011 s. 6.]