Section 67 of The Labour Relations Act 2007: Conciliator’s powers to resolve dispute
(1) The conciliator or conciliation committee appointed under section 66 shall attempt to resolve the trade dispute referred to in section 65 (1) within-
(a) thirty days of the appointment; or
(b) any extended period agreed to by parties to the trade dispute.
(2) For the purposes of resolving any trade dispute, the conciliator or conciliation committee may -
(a) mediate between the parties;
(b) conduct a fact-finding exercise; and
(c) make recommendations or proposals to the parties for settling the dispute.
(3) For the purposes of resolving any trade dispute, the conciliator or conciliation committee may –
(a) summon any person to attend a conciliation;
(b) summon any person who is in possession or control of any information, book, document or object relevant to resolving the trade dispute to appear at the conciliation; or (c) question any person present at a conciliation.
(4) The Minister shall pay the prescribed witness fee to any person who appears before a conciliator or conciliation committee in response to a summons issued under sub-section (3).
(5) No person shall without good cause fail to –
(a) comply with a summons issued under subsection (3);
(b) produce any book, document or item specified in a summons issued under subsection (3); or
(c) answer any relevant question asked by a conciliator or conciliation commission under subsection (3).
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