Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION REGULATIONS 2005

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Terms used  

   PART 2 -- The office of the Registrar  

   4.      Lodging documents  
   5.      Lodging and filing documents electronically  
   6.      Office of the Registrar opening hours  
   7.      Procedure by Registrar  
   8.      Duties of the Registrar in respect of applications  
   9.      Direction to Registrar to investigate and report  
   10.     Stamp of Commission  
   11.     Seal of Commission  
   12.     Publication of information and notices  

   PART 3 -- Conduct of proceedings  

           Division 1 -- Notice of application, answer and parties  

   13.     Applications to the Commission  
   14.     Notice of answer and counter-proposal  
   15.     General form of objection  
   16.     Withdrawal or discontinuance of application  
   17.     Application to amend  
   18.     Joinder of parties  
   19.     Intervention  

           Division 2 -- Interlocutory proceedings  

   20.     Discovery, production and inspection of documents  
   21.     Order for production to the Commission  
   22.     Further particulars  
   23.     Notice to admit  

           Division 3 -- Service  

   24.     Service  
   25.     Electronic address for service  
   26.     Service electronically  
   27.     Substituted service  
   28.     Proof of service  

           Division 4 -- Conferences  

   29.     Orders under sections 32 and  
   30.     Compulsory conference  
   31.     Memorandum following compulsory conference  

           Division 5 -- Conduct of hearings  

   32.     Application for and notice of hearing  
   33.     Procedure before Commission  

           Division 6 -- General  

   34.     Elimination of delays  
   35.     Electronic documents and communications  
   36.     Extension or abridgment of time  
   37.     Waiver of procedural regulations  
   38.     Non-compliance with regulations  
   39.      Practice  

   PART 4 -- Witnesses and evidence  

   40.     Application for examination of witness  
   41.     Summons to witness  
   42.     Application to set aside witness summons  
   43.     Witness statements  
   44.     Evidence or submissions by video-link or telephone  
   45.     Disclosure of expert’s report  
   46.     Exhibits  
   47.     Declarations and affidavits  

   PART 5 -- Applications generally  

   48.     Application for award  
   49.     Application to vary area of operation of award  
   50.     Application to vary award  
   51.     Application for joinder of party to award  
   52.     Application for interpretation of award or industrial agreement  
   53.     Bargaining for industrial agreement  
   54.     Enterprise order  
   55.     Application for industrial agreement  
   56.     Retirement from industrial agreement  
   57.     Variation of industrial agreement by subsequent agreement  
   58.     Application to waive notice required for production of records  
   59.     Section 66 applications and directions  
   60.     Proceedings before the Full Bench for enforcement of the Act  

   PART 6 -- Individual employee applications  

           Division 1 -- General  

   61.     Applications by individual employees  
   62.     Application under section 29(1)(b)(i) -- out of time  

           Division 2 -- Agents  

   63.     Appointment of agent  

           Division 3 -- Delegation to Registrars  

   64.     Delegation to Registrars  
   65.     Time limits for review of decisions of Registrars  

   PART 7 -- Organisations and industrial associations  

   66.     Registration of organisation  
   67.     Registration of council as industrial association  
   68.     Amalgamation of organisations  
   69.     Alteration of rules  
   70.     Substitution of new set of rules  
   71.      Change of name  
   72.     Counterpart certificates  
   73.     Order under section 72A  
   74.     Summons for cancellation of registration of organisation  
   75.     Request by organisation or association for cancellation of registration  
   76.     Application by Registrar for cancellation of registration  
   77.     Certificates of registration  
   78.     Filing of records of organisation or industrial association  
   79.     Balance sheet etc. of organisation  
   80.     Inspection of documents  
   81.     Notification of change of address  
   82.     Right of entry -- authority for representatives  

   PART 8 -- Applications and appeals under PART VID Division 9 of the Act  

           Division 1 -- Applications  

   83.     Establishing that proposed representative is qualified and consents to an application under section 97WV or 97XM  
   84.     Notice of application for approval to be given to employer  

           Division 2 -- Appeals under section 97XB or 97XQ of the Act  

   85.     Appeal against refusal to give approval  
   86.     Service of appeal notice  
   87.     Person served entitled but not required to be heard  
   88.     Registrar to provide records to Commissioner  

   PART 9 -- Appeals under the Police Act 1892 section 33P  

   89.     Terms used  
   90.     Instituting an appeal against removal action  
   91.     Response by Commissioner of Police  
   92.     Documents relied on to be filed and served  
   93.     Notice of reformulated reasons under the Police Act 1892 (s. 33R(10))  
   94.     Withdrawal or discontinuance of an appeal against removal  

   PART 10 -- Occupational Safety and Health Tribunal  

   95.     Referral of a matter and term used: Tribunal  
   96.     Referrals to the Tribunal  
   97.     Application of certain regulations  
   98.     Procedures specific to Tribunal proceedings  
   99.     Forms modified  

   PART 10A -- Road Freight Transport Industry Tribunal  

   99A.    Terms used  
   99B.    Referrals to the Tribunal  
   99C.    Application of certain provisions  
   99D.    Procedures specific to Tribunal proceedings  
   99E.    Forms modified  

   PART 11 -- Appeals generally  

           Division 1 -- Appeals to Commission  

   100.    Appeals under section 97VM  
   101.    Appeal under Vocational Education and Training Act 1996  

           Division 2 -- Appeals to Full Bench  

   102.    Appeals to Full Bench  
   103.    Procedure for listing matters before the Full Bench  
   103A.   Discontinuance of appeal to Full Bench  
   104.    Review of decisions of the Western Australian Coal Industry Tribunal  

   PART 12 -- Public service arbitration  

   105.    Terms used  
   106.    Reclassification appeals  
   107.    Public Service Appeal Board  
   108.    Nomination of agent for appeal of claim under section 80E(2)  

   PART 13 -- Railways Classification Board  

   109.    Terms used  
   110.    Number of copies of documents for Board  
   111.    Classification appeals  
   112.    Nomination of agent for appeal of claim under section 80R(2)  
   113.    Conferences  
   114.    Chambers  
   115.    Service on Public Transport Authority  
   116.    Directions  

   PART 14 -- Miscellaneous  

   117.    Nomination of employees’ representative  
   118.    Appeals from Boards of Reference  
   119.    Notice of certain orders  
   120.    Remuneration and reimbursement of expenses for members of constituent authorities  
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Forms  
           Compilation table
           
[Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 2 October 2009 Industrial Relations Commission Regulations 2005]