(1) The Director may
make rules ( conciliation rules ) prescribing all matters that are required or
permitted by this Act to be prescribed by conciliation rules, or are necessary
or convenient to be prescribed by conciliation rules for giving effect to the
purposes of this Act.
(2) Without limiting
subsection (1), conciliation rules may make provision for or with respect
to the following —
(a) the
practice and procedure governing applications for conciliation;
(b) the
lodgment of documents in connection with conciliation proceedings;
(c) the
disclosure and exchange of information and documents in connection with
conciliation proceedings;
(d) the
practice and procedure governing the jurisdiction, functions and proceedings
of conciliators;
(e) the
assessment of, and orders as to, costs, as defined in section 394.
Note for this section:
Section 497
provides for rules as to service and facilitation of electronic processes.