Queensland Consolidated Acts

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 2016 - SECT 551

551 Rules

(1) The Governor in Council may make rules under this Act.

(2) The rules may only be made with the consent of the rules committee.

(3) Rules may be made about the following matters—

(a) regulating the practice and procedure to be followed and used—

(i) for proceedings in the court, commission or Industrial Magistrates Court and before the registrar; and

(ii) subject to section 544 , for making and recording decisions and actions of the court, commission or registrar; and

(iii) for the performance by the commission of a function conferred on it under a referral agreement; and

(iv) for the exercise of jurisdiction conferred on the commission under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 , the Public Sector Act 2022 or another Act;

(b) publishing decisions and other actions of the court, commission or registrar and the effect of the publication;

(c) recovering fines and penalties imposed;

(d) enforcing orders for attachment or imprisonment and orders made by the court or commission for the payment of amounts;

(e) fees and expenses payable to witnesses;

(f) fees payable in relation to proceedings in the court or commission or before the registrar, and the party by whom the fees must be paid;

(g) service of process, notices, orders or other things on parties and other persons;

(h) electronic filing, receiving, serving, issuing or sending documents and material for use in, or in connection with, proceedings before the court, commission or Industrial Magistrates Court, including, electronic representations or equivalents of seals, stamps and signatures and their validity;

(i) the functions and powers of officers of the court or commission;

(j) delegating the jurisdiction of the commission as permitted by this Act;

(k) requiring organisations or other entities to give returns, lists of officers or members and other statistical information to the registrar;

(l) providing for all matters necessary or expedient to be provided for to allow for—

(i) the full and effective exercise of the jurisdiction and powers of the court, commission, Industrial Magistrates Court and registrar; and

(ii) giving effect to the decisions, convictions and actions made, recorded, or done by the court, the commission, a magistrate, the registrar, or an officer of the court or commission.

(4) Rules made under this section are subordinate legislation.