(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Division Head of a Commission Division may
issue a summons, in circumstances prescribed by the Commission rules,
requiring the attendance of a person at any conference or hearing before the
Commission in connection with proceedings before the Commission.
(2) If the
proceedings are allocated to the Motor Accidents Division, a summons may be
issued only to a party to the proceedings.
(3) A person must not, without
reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a summons served on the person under
this section.
: Maximum penalty--50 penalty units.
(4) In this section--
"conference" includes a conference at which the parties (or some of them)
participate by telephone, closed-circuit television or other means.