Co-operatives Act, 2005 (Act No. 14 of 2005)RegulationsCo-operatives Administrative Regulations, 2016Chapter 1 : Co-operative Registration and SupportPart 3 : Co-operatives Tribunal45. Consent hearings |
| (1) | Upon receiving a draft consent order, the recording officer must convene a hearing of the Tribunal at the earliest possible date. |
| (2) | If the Tribunal refuses to make a consent order as requested, or requires any changes that a party is unwilling to accept— |
| (a) | The complainant, may, as of right, amend the complaint and statement of particulars; |
| (b) | The recording officer must serve each party, and complainant, if applicable, with— |
| (i) | a notice that the motion for a consent order has been denied; and |
| (ii) | a copy of the complaint and statement of particulars, in their original or amended form, as applicable; |
| (c) | the Tribunal must proceed to consider the complaint in accordance with these Regulations as they apply to contested complaints generally, after— |
| (i) | the time for an appeal from the decision of the Tribunal in terms of sub-Regulation (2) has expired; or |
| (ii) | if an appeal has been noted from that decision, after the Court has decided that appeal; and |
| (iii) | none of the members of the Tribunal who considered the motion for the consent order may participate in any further proceedings relating to that complaint. |