Arbitration Act 1940
Section 62
Commencement of Conciliation Proceedings
(1) The party initiating conciliation shall
send to the other party a written invitation to conciliate under this Part,
briefly identifying the subject of the dispute.
(2) Conciliation proceedings shall commence
when the other party accepts in writing the invitation to conciliate.
(3) if the other
party rejects the invitation, there will be no conciliation proceedings.
(4) If the party initiating conciliation does
not receive a reply within thirty days from the date on which he sends the invitation,
or within such other period of time as specified in the invitation, he may
elect to treat this as a rejection of the invitation to conciliate and if he so
elects, he shall inform in writing the other party accordingly.