New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (GENERAL) REGULATION 2001 - REG 43

43 Industrial Magistrate-civil procedure

(1) For the purposes of section 383 of the Act, the provisions of the Act, the regulations and rules of the Commission as to the practice and procedure of the Commission in Court Session (except in criminal proceedings) apply, with all necessary modifications, to proceedings before the Chief Industrial Magistrate or other Industrial Magistrate.

(2) Without limiting subclause (1), the Chief Industrial Magistrate or other Industrial Magistrate may hear evidence orally or by affidavit and may hear evidence whether or not notice to call the evidence has been given. However, if the interests of justice so require, a witness is to be called to give oral evidence instead of evidence by affidavit.

(3) This clause does not apply to proceedings for an offence or to proceedings under section 357 of the Act for a civil penalty for a contravention of an industrial instrument.