Western Australian Current Regulations

WORKERS COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT CONCILIATION RULES 2024 - REG 7

7 .         Director to accept or reject application

        (1)         In this rule —

        exclusion period means the period of 56 days beginning on the day on which a certificate of outcome is issued.

        (2)         The Director must, as soon as practicable after an application for conciliation is lodged, accept or reject the application.

        (3)         The Director must reject the application for conciliation if —

            (a)         the dispute has previously been the subject of conciliation and the application was lodged during the exclusion period; or

            (b)         the Director is not satisfied that the application sufficiently particularises the substantive issues in dispute; or

            (c)         the Director is not satisfied that reasonable attempts have been made by the applicant to resolve the substantive issues in dispute with each other party to the dispute.

        (4)         The Director may reject an application for conciliation if the application —

            (a)         is not complete; or

            (b)         is not lodged in accordance with Part 6; or

            (c)         does not comply with these rules.

        (5)         If the Director does not reject an application for conciliation under subrule (3) or (4), the Director must accept the application.

        (6)         The Director must notify the applicant —

            (a)         of the decision to reject or accept the application for conciliation; and

            (b)         if the application is rejected — of the reason for rejecting the application.