Employment Claims Act 2016 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Miscellaneous
31. Public servants
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approved mediator
“approved mediator” means any individual approved by the Commissioner as a mediator for one or more of the following:(a)a mediation under Part 2 of a specified employment dispute;(b)a tripartite mediation;(c)a mediation mentioned in section 115(2A) of the Employment Act 1968;(d)a consultation or conciliation under section 8A(5) of the Retirement and Re‑employment Act 1993;(e)a mediation or conciliation of any dispute under any other written law that the Commissioner may determine, being a written law relating to employment, employment terms or the relations between employers and employees;
Every authorised person, when carrying out any function or duty of the Commissioner under this Act, is deemed to be a public servant for the purposes of the Penal Code 1871.