Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations(1) For the purpose of giving effect to the Act, the Registrar may, in relation to any application or proceeding with which the Registrar is authorised to deal:
(a) 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) take evidence on oath; and
(c) adjourn any matter or hearing; and
(d) amend or give leave to amend any application, notice or other document; and
(e) 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); and
(f) give directions to any party in relation to the service of documents and the manner of service of documents; and
(g) order any party to pay any other party such reasonable sum for costs as he or she thinks just.
(2) A person must not refuse or fail to comply with a summons served on him or her for the purposes of paragraph (1) (a).
(3) Strict liability applies to the physical elements in subregulation (2).
Note For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .
(4) If a 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.