Section 35C — Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986: Commission to notify person and give opportunity for making of submissions

(1) As soon as practicable after commencing an inquiry into a person’s compliance with the positive duty in relation to sex discrimination, the Commission must give the person a written notice stating the grounds on which the Commission commenced the inquiry. (2) The Commission must not find that a person is not complying with the positive duty in relation to sex discrimination unless it has given a reasonable opportunity to the person, to do, at the option of the person, either or both of the following: (a) to appear before the Commission, whether in person or by a representative, and make oral submissions in relation to the person’s compliance; (b) to make written submissions to the Commission in relation to the person’s compliance.