THE ANTI-DISCRIMINATION TRIBUNAL QUEENSLAND

AMENDED PRACTICE DIRECTION NO 3

1. The parties are to attend in person, unless otherwise ordered, and participate bona fide in any conciliation conference ordered by the Tribunal.

2. If any party is represented by a solicitor or agent, not less than 3 days prior to a conciliation conference, that party shall file in the Tribunal and exchange with all other parties (whether represented or not):

1. A written notice setting out the party’s actual costs incurred in the complaint (not including costs incurred in the complaint before reference to the Tribunal), both paid and owing, up to and including the conciliation conference; and

2. The estimated future costs of the party to a concluded hearing.

3. If not already filed, the complainant shall, not less than 3 days prior to a conciliation conference, file in the Tribunal and exchange with all other parties a written schedule setting out the amount claimed as compensation (if any) and explaining the basis of the compensation claim, and setting out any other orders that will be sought (see s 209 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991).

4. All solicitors and agents who represent a party must be able to show the conciliator at the conciliation conference that they have complied with the requirements set out in section 308(1)(f) of the Legal Profession Act 2007 (Queensland) – in the case of any agent who is not a solicitor as if that person was a solicitor.

Effective this 23rd day of December 2008.

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D SAVAGE SC
President
Anti-Discrimination Tribunal Queensland