Section Sch4-17 — Employment Relations Act 2000: Hearing by arbitrating body

17 Hearing by arbitrating body At any such meeting the arbitrating body must hear the parties and may do all or any of the following: (a) refer the dispute to the chief executive of the Department of Labour to arrange (by delegation if necessary) for further negotiations between the parties to try and resolve the dispute: (b) consult such organisations as may be appropriate with a view to ascertaining whether they could assist in resolving the dispute: (c) with the written consent of the parties, refer it to the arbitrating body to hear and determine the matters that may be fixed under section 67(3): (d) take such other action as the arbitrating body considers in all the circumstances might assist to resolve the dispute.