Section 35Part 5 — GENDER EQUALITY TRIBUNAL
Findings of Tribunal
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35. (1) Where after a hearing under section 34, the Tribunal finds that —
the complainant’s allegations or its suspicions are substantiated, the Tribunal —
shall notify the complainant and the person against whom the complaint was made in writing of its findings; complaint was made to stop the discrimination and take remedial action within a specific time period or requiring the person to pay compensation (which is limited to an amount not exceeding twenty thousand dollars) to any person aggrieved by the discrimination within a specific time period; and
shall issue directions requiring the person against whom the
may make an award for costs;
the complaint is frivolous or vexatious or that its suspicions are incorrect, the Tribunal shall, in writing, notify the complainant and the person against whom the complaint was made and order the complainant to pay the cost incurred by the Tribunal and the person against whom the complaint was made.
A direction under subsection (1) may include an order directing an employer to redress the contravention including an order, if the employer and aggrieved person agree, to reinstate such aggrieved person.
A person who fails to comply with a direction of the Tribunal given pursuant to subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars.