(1) A person who fails
to comply with a decision of a dispute resolution authority commits an
offence.
Penalty: $5 000.
(2A) Without limiting
the application of subsection (1) it extends to a decision of a conciliation
officer to —
(a) make
a requirement under section 182J; or
(b) give
a direction under section 182K or 182L; or
(c)
issue an order under section 182N.
(2) Subsection (1)
does not apply if, or to the extent that —
(a) the
person is excused by section 182ZB or 206 from complying with the decision; or
(b) the
person has a reasonable excuse (other than an excuse mentioned in
section 182Y(1), 182ZA, 204(1) or 205) for failing to comply with the
decision.
(3) If the dispute
resolution authority made the decision without giving a person an opportunity
to be heard, subsection (1) only applies to that person on the person being
given personally or in accordance with subsection (4) —
(a) a
copy of the decision that the Director or Registrar has certified to be a true
copy; and
(b) a
copy of this section.
(4) If a dispute
resolution authority is satisfied that it is not possible or appropriate for a
person to be personally given the documents referred to in subsection (3), the
dispute resolution authority may specify another method for service of the
documents on the person under that subsection.
[Section 255 inserted: No. 42 of 2004 s. 130;
amended: No. 31 of 2011 s. 62.]