Section 34Part 5 — GENDER EQUALITY TRIBUNAL
Hearing of complaint
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34. (1) Where a complaint is made by a person other than the individual who is alleged to be the victim of the discrimination on grounds specified in section 3(2) to which the complaint relates, the Tribunal shall refuse to deal with the complaint unless the alleged victim consents thereto.
Where in accordance with subsection (1) the Tribunal decides not to hear and determine a complaint, the Tribunal shall give a written notice of its decision to the complainant setting out the reason for its decision.
Where the Tribunal decides to hear and determine a complaint, the Tribunal shall give a written notice of the complaint and the date, time and place of the hearing to the parties to the complaint and section 35 shall apply.
For the purpose of discharging the functions of the Tribunal under this Law, the Tribunal shall, as is reasonably required, have the power to —
compel the production of documents or any other matter or thing from any person the Tribunal has reasonable grounds to believe is committing discrimination on any ground specified in section 3(2) or is breaching any other provision of this Law;
issue summonses to compel the attendance of witnesses at the hearing; and
examine witnesses on oath, affirmation or otherwise at the hearing.
A summons issued by the Tribunal under this section shall be under the hand of the Chairperson.
A person who —
fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement or a summons under subsection (4);
destroys or alters, or causes to be destroyed or altered, any document, or other matter or thing required to be produced under subsection (4); or
hinders, obstructs, prevents or interferes with the Tribunal in the exercise of a power under this section, Gender Equality Law, 2011 Section 35 c Law 21 of 2011 Page 19 commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars.
A party to a matter before the Tribunal under this section shall be entitled to appear at the hearing and may be represented by an attorney-at-law or any other person who in the opinion of the Tribunal is competent to assist the person in the presentation of the matter.