Governance
Equality Tribunal
Administrative body making binding decisions on discrimination complaints.
Definition
The 'Equality Tribunal' is an independent administrative agency responsible for enforcing the Act by making administratively binding rulings on individual complaints of discrimination and harassment. It serves as a free, low-threshold alternative to court proceedings, with powers to order corrective measures, impose daily fines for non-compliance, and award compensation for economic and non-economic losses, particularly in employment cases.