Section 68: Conciliation service by supervising officer

68. Conciliation service by supervising officer (1) Notwithstanding this Act, the supervising officer may provide a conciliation service with a view to conciliating the parties to a dispute not yet reported to the President of the Commission. (2) Where the dispute is resolved by an agreement under subsection (1), the agreement shall— (a) be recorded in writing; (b) be signed by the parties; (c) be registered with the supervising officer and the Tribunal; and (d) have the effect of a collective agreement as specified in sections 55 and 56. (3) Where no agreement is reached under subsection (1), the supervising officer may advise the parties to refer the labour dispute for voluntary arbitration under section 63. (4) In the case of the public service, the conciliation service shall be headed by a suitable independent person appointed by the Minister. (5) Notwithstanding this section, any labour dispute may be reported to the President of the Commission under section 64. [S. 68 amended by s. 11 (c) of Act 14 of 2009 w.e.f. 1 July 2009.]