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Ordinance To The Law On The Equal Treatment Board

Original Language Title: Bekendtgørelse af lov om Ligebehandlingsnævnet

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Competence and organization
Chapter 2 Clause Processing
Chapter 3 The entry into force, etc.

Publication of the Equal Treatment Board

In this way, the Equal TreatBoard Board shall be entitled to be entitled, cf. law no. 387 of 27. May 2008, with the changes that are being made by law no. 530 of 11. June 2012.

Chapter 1

Competence and organization

§ 1. The equal treatment board deals with complaints against discrimination on grounds of gender, race, skin colour, religion or belief, political presumption, sexual orientation, age, disability or national, social or ethnic origin, cf. paragraph 2-5.

Paragraph 2. The avenged treatment of complaints about discrimination on the grounds of sex :

1) sections 2, 2 a and 2 b in the law on the equality of women and men.

2) Promise me that equal pay to men and women.

3) Law on equal treatment between men and women in employment and so on.

4) Law on equal treatment between men and women in the business-related insurance schemes.

5) Promise of the right to leave and day care at maternity leave.

Paragraph 3. Mention complaints against discrimination on grounds of race, skin colour, religion or belief, political presumption, sexual orientation, age, disability or national, social or ethnic origin, in accordance with the law of discrimination on discrimination, labour market, etc.

Paragraph 4. Furthermore, the Board shall deal with complaints against discrimination on grounds of race or ethnic origin according to law on ethnic treatment.

Paragraph 5. The indifference of treatment may be subject to complaints from a wage earpiece about breaches of collective agreements which provide equivalent duty to equal treatment or equal pay in respect of equal treatment between men and women in respect of employment ; etc., cf. this law's section 1, paragraph 1. 9, entitled to equal pay for men and women, cf. this law's section 1, paragraph 1. 5, or the equal treatment of men and women in the professional-related insurance scheme, cf. the section 2 of this law or equivalent duty to non-discrimination as a law on the prohibition of discrimination on the labour market, etc., cf. this law's section 1, paragraph 1. 6 and 7, where the pay consignee proves that the professional organisation does not intend to implement the subject matter of a trade union law.

§ 2. The Member shall be able to grant compensation and dismissal to the extent that it shall comply with the laws and collective agreements referred to in paragraph 1 (1). 2-5.

§ 3. The Board shall consist of 1 President, 2 Vice-Presidents and 9 other members.

Paragraph 2. The President shall be the President of the Republic or the Vice President or Vice-President of the Sø and Trade Court. The nostmen are to be court judges. The President and Vice-Presidents are appointed by the Minister for Employment, after the appointment of the President of the Council. Both sexes must be represented in the presidency of the jury.

Paragraph 3. The other members of the Board shall be appointed by the Employment Minister. The Minister for Social Affairs and the Minister for Foreign Affairs nominal three Members and the Minister for Gender Equality and the Minister for Church Three Members. The members of the Member shall have passed the legal nomination and shall be appointed amongst persons who have special knowledge of gender equality legislation, the law on equal treatment of all regardless of race or ethnic origin or the law of prohibition ; against discrimination in the labour market and knowledge of the conditions of the labour market. The members of the jury shall be independent of the nominating and designated authority. Gender equality must be ensured among the members of the Board of the Board.

Paragraph 4. The members of the Board shall be appointed for three years at a time. Reappointment can take place.

Paragraph 5. The Employment Minister may appoint a number of alternate members of the members appointed in accordance with paragraph 1. 3. The check shall be made in accordance with paragraph 1. 3 and 4.

Paragraph 6. The Minister for Employment sets out the Rules of Procedure following negotiations with the Minister for Social Affairs and the Minister for Gender Equality and the Minister for Gender Equality.

§ 4. The Member may not consider complaints which may be brought to a different administration authority before this decision has been taken in the case.

Paragraph 2. The Board cannot process cases verbated by the courts.

Paragraph 3. As long as there is a case pending by the board, the proceedings of the proceedings may not be taken to court.

Chapter 2

Clause Processing

§ 5. The Board of Appeal shall provide the secretariat for the Board of Directories.

Paragraph 2. The secretariat prepares the jury's handling of complaints. The complaints shall be made on a written basis.

Paragraph 3. The secretariat may ask the parties concerned to contribute to the information provided. If a party does not comply with the request before the deadline set, a new time limit shall be fixed. If the invitation to reply is not complied with, the Board may decide that the matter can be settled on the basis of the current basis.

§ 6. In the case of a complaint filed by the Board, 1 member of the Presidency and 2 other members of the Member States shall participate. The decision of the jury shall be taken by the ballot.

Paragraph 2. The President may decide that there should be further two members of the Member States in the course of proceedings in matters of principle.

§ 7. The Board may obtain declarations by experts in connection with the treatment of a complaint.

Paragraph 2. In the case of cases of infringement proceedings, in accordance with the provisions of collective agreements, cf. Section 1 (1). 5, the Board shall seek to obtain an opinion from the parties concerned before a decision is taken.

§ 8. The Board may refuse to treat a complaint which is not deemed to be suitable for handling by the Board.

Paragraph 2. The Board may refuse to examine a complaint if it is apparent that the complainant may not be included in the case.

Paragraph 3. The Board may delegate his competence in accordance with paragraph 1. Paragraph 1 and paragraph. 2 to the secretariat. Detailed rules for this shall be laid down in the Rules of Procedure.

§ 9. The decisions of the jury may not be brought to the second administrative authority.

Paragraph 2. The decisions of the jury shall be recorded and published in an anonymized form. The reasons for the decision must be recorded in the Minutes. If a decision is not unanimous, information on the voting and the reasons for voting is hereby introduced.

§ 10. The Member may decide that a case in which a decision has been taken must be resumed if special reasons are therefore to be taken.

§ 11. The complainant may revoke his appeal until a decision is taken in the case. If the complainant during proceedings meets the claimant's claim or if conciliation between the parties on a final decision is concluded, the case shall be suspended.

§ 12. When the name of the Board has taken a decision in a complaint, the secretariat shall inform the parties of the possibility of bringing the case to the courts.

Paragraph 2. In the case of the Board ' s decisions and conciliation, which are not complied with, the Board of Justice shall have the right to appeal to the appeal of the appeal and, on behalf of his request, to bring the matter to court.

§ 13. The Board shall deliver annually a report on its activities.

Chapter 3

The entry into force, etc.

§ 14. The law shall enter into force on 1. January, 2009.

Paragraph 2. The chairman of the Board shall be appointed for the first time for a period of four years.

Paragraph 3. Cases that have been submitted to the Gender Equality Board or the Committee for the Committee for Gender Equality at the time of the date of entry into force of this law shall be transferred to the Board of Insist.

§ 15 -17. (Excluded)

§ 18. (Aphat)

§ 19. The law does not apply to the Faroe Islands and Greenland.


Law No 530 of 11. June 2012 1) (Chikanecases, appointment of the Presidency and m.) shall include the following entry into force :

§ 2

The law shall enter into force on 1. July 2012.

The Ministry of Employment, the Third. September 2012

Mette Frederiksen

/ Pernille Christensen

Official notes

1) The law is related to § 1, sections 3, sections 5, sections 8 and section 18.