Industrial Relations Act 1996

The Commission may, subject to this Act, determine its own procedure.

The Commission—

is to act as quickly as is practicable, and

is to conduct its proceedings publicly or, if it considers it necessary, privately, and

may require the presentation of the respective cases of the parties before it to be limited to the periods of time that it determines are reasonably necessary for the fair and adequate presentation of the cases, and

may require evidence or argument to be presented in writing and decide on the matters on which it will hear oral evidence or argument, and

may sit at any place, and

may require a document to be served outside the State, and

may adjourn proceedings to any time and place (including for the purpose of enabling the parties to negotiate a settlement), and

may dismiss at any stage any proceedings before it if it considers the proceedings are frivolous or vexatious, and

may exercise, on its own initiative, any function exercisable by it on application, except when it is in Court Session, and

may, on its own initiative, inquire into any industrial matter.