Industrial Relations Commission Regulations 2005

Directions under this regulation are to be directed to providing a speedy and inexpensive determination of the proceedings and are to be consistent with these regulations.

The Commission may, of its own motion or on an application by a party to proceedings, do any of the following by way of a telephone or video conference link‑up —

deal with applications;

hold conferences;

conduct a hearing.

The Commission may on its own motion or on an application by a party to proceedings —

require the parties to file and exchange memoranda before the hearing of any interlocutory proceeding in order to clarify the matters in issue before the hearing;

make use of video tapes, film projection, computers and other equipment as the Commission thinks just in the proceedings;

make arrangements for the more speedy and effective recording of evidence;

direct that a party serve on the other parties at such times as are directed, a signed written statement of the proposed evidence in chief of each witness to be called by that party;

direct that a signed written statement referred to in paragraph (d) or any part of it stand as the evidence in chief of the witness.

An application under subregulation (2) or (3) may be made orally or in writing.

The Commission may require the parties to file a written outline of submissions and may require submissions to be confined to that outline.

The Commission may limit oral arguments or decline to take oral submissions when written submissions have been filed.