New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (GENERAL) REGULATION 2001 - REG 23D

23D Payment of hearing allocation fees

(1) A hearing allocation fee in relation to any proceedings is payable:

(a) except as provided by paragraph (b), by the applicant or appellant, or

(b) if the Commission or the Industrial Registrar makes any order as to the payment of the fee, by the parties and in the proportions so ordered.

(2) If a person is acting as solicitor or agent for a party to any proceedings, the person and the party are jointly and severally liable for payment of the hearing allocation fee.

(3) A hearing allocation fee is not payable in relation to any interlocutory hearing.

(4) A hearing allocation fee becomes payable:

(a) immediately after a date is allocated for hearing the proceedings, or

(b) when the Commission or the Industrial Registrar notifies the parties in writing of the Commission’s or Industrial Registrar’s intention to allocate a date for hearing the proceedings,

whichever first occurs.