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Labour Relations
[1975 Ed.
"special conciliation officer" means a senior officer of the Labour Relations Division of the Labour Department, or any other public officer or person, who is authorized by the Commissioner under section 5 to initiate or undertake special conciliation;
"trade dispute" means any dispute or difference between employers and employees, or between employees and employees, connected with the employment or non-employment, or the terms of employment, or with the conditions of or affecting employment, of any person.
Conciliation.
Report by conciliation officer.
Special conciliation.
Publication of special conciliation.
PART II
CONCILIATION
3. Where a trade dispute exists or is apprehended the Commissioner may, with the object of promoting settlement of the trade dispute,-
(a) inquire into the causes and circumstances of the trade dispute;
(b) take such steps as to him may seem expedient for the purpose of assisting the parties to reach a settlement of the trade dispute;
(c) authorize a conciliation officer to initiate or undertake conciliation.
4. (1) Where a conciliation officer has attempted conciliation but no settlement of the trade dispute has been reached, the conciliation officer shall without delay report the matter to the Commissioner.
(2) In a report under subsection (1), the conciliation officer shall set out, in addition to any other information which he considers will be of assistance to the Commissioner, such facts as appear to him to be agreed by all or any of the parties and such facts as appear to him to be in dispute between any of the parties.
5. (1) On receipt of a report under section 4, the Commissioner may authorize a special conciliation officer to initiate or undertake special conciliation.
(2) The Commissioner, instead of authorizing a conciliation officer under section 3(c), may, if he is of the opinion that the circumstances of the trade dispute so warrant, authorize a special conciliation officer to initiate or undertake special conciliation.
6. The Commissioner may publish the name of the special conciliation officer authorized under section 5 and particulars relating to the parties in such manner as he thinks fit.
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