Industrial Relations Act 2016

For conducting proceedings under this Act or another Act, the court, commission or registrar may make orders or give directions the court, commission or registrar considers just and necessary in relation to interlocutory matters to be taken before the hearing of the proceedings, including matters about the following—

naming and joinder of parties;

persons to be served with notice of proceedings;

calling of persons to attend in proceedings;

particulars of the claims of the parties;

the issues to be referred to the court or commission;

admissions, discovery, interrogatories or inspection of documents or property;

examination of witnesses;

costs of the interlocutory proceedings;

place, time and mode of hearing of the cause.