Clause 2

after “In this Act”, insert “, unless the context otherwise requires”;

before the definition of “authorised officer”, insert —“ “action for discrimination” means a civil action brought under section 36A against an employer for a statutory tort of discrimination;“approved mediator” means any individual approved by the Commissioner as a mediator for a mediation of a workplace fairness dispute;”;

after the definition of “civil contravention”, insert —“ “claimant” means an individual who brings an action for discrimination against an employer in the General Division of the High Court or an Employment Claims Tribunal and, for the purposes of Division 2 of Part 7A, includes an individual who intends to bring such an action;“claim referral certificate” means a claim referral certificate issued under section 36J(10) or 36K(2);”;

after the definition of “discrimination”, insert —“ “District Court limit” has the meaning given by section 2 of the State Courts Act 1970;”;

after the definition of “employer”, insert —“ “Employment Claims Tribunal” means a subordinate court called an Employment Claims Tribunal constituted under section 4 of the State Courts Act 1970;”;

after the definition of “job”, insert —“ “mediation” includes —

the undertaking of any activity for the purpose of promoting the discussion and settlement of disputes;

the bringing together of the parties to any dispute for that purpose, either at the request of one of the parties to the dispute or on an order of a court or a tribunal; and

the follow‑up of any matter which is the subject of any such discussion or settlement;“mediation request” means a request under section 36D(1) to mediate a workplace fairness dispute;“mediation session” means a meeting between 2 or more parties to a dispute for the purposes of a mediation;”;

after the definition of “platform work agreement”, insert —“ “respondent” means a person against whom an action for discrimination is brought, or who is joined in the capacity of a respondent, and includes, for the purposes of Division 2 of Part 7A, a person against whom such an action is intended to be brought;”;

after the definition of “stillborn child”, insert —“ “tribunal limit” means the District Court limit or any other amount prescribed in substitution thereof;“tribunal magistrate” has the meaning given by the Employment Claims Act 2016;“tripartite mediation” has the meaning given by section 30F of the Industrial Relations Act 1960;”;

in the definition of “work pass”, replace the full‑stop at the end with a semi‑colon; and

after the definition of “work pass”, insert —“ “workplace fairness dispute” means a dispute between an employer and an employee or other individual arising from an alleged discriminatory employment decision mentioned in section 17(1).”.