Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1989 No. 12 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS REGULATIONS - REG 135

135. (1) For the purpose of giving effect to the Act, the Registrar shall, in
relation to any application or proceeding with which the Registrar is
authorised to deal, have power:

   (a)  to require a person, by summons served on the person, to appear before
        the Registrar:

        (i)    to give evidence; and

        (ii)   to produce such books, documents or things as are referred to
               in the summons for inspection by the Registrar or by such party
               as the Registrar determines;

   (b)  to take evidence on oath;

   (c)  to adjourn any matter or hearing;

   (d)  to amend or give leave to amend any application, notice or other
        document;

   (e)  to extend the time fixed by these Regulations for the lodging of any
        document or the doing of any act (whether that time has expired or
        not);

   (f)  to give directions to any party in relation to the service of
        documents and the manner of service of documents; and

   (g)  to order any party to pay any other party such reasonable sum for
        costs as he or she thinks just.

(2) A person shall not, without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to comply
with a summons served on him or her for the purposes of paragraph (1) (a).
Penalty: $500.

(3) Where any power is exercised under subregulation (1) on the application of
a party, it may be exercised on such terms, as to payment of fees and costs
and otherwise, as the Registrar thinks just.