sec.137Proceedings for offences

sec.137 Proceedings for offences

A prosecution for an offence against this Act is by way of a summary proceeding before an industrial magistrate. A proceeding for an offence against this Act must start— within 1 year after the commission of the offence; or within 1 year after the offence comes to the complainant’s knowledge, but within 2 years after the commission of the offence. A person dissatisfied with a decision of an industrial magistrate in a proceeding brought under subsection (1) who desires to appeal must appeal to the industrial court. The Industrial Relations Act 2016 applies with any necessary changes to a proceeding before an industrial magistrate brought under subsection (1) and to a proceeding on appeal before the industrial court brought under subsection (3) . In this section— person dissatisfied , with a decision in a proceeding, means— a party to the proceeding; or a person bound by the decision; or if an authorised officer started the proceeding—any authorised officer. s 137 amd 2016 No. 63 s 1157 sch 6 (sec.137-ssec.1) A prosecution for an offence against this Act is by way of a summary proceeding before an industrial magistrate. (sec.137-ssec.2) A proceeding for an offence against this Act must start— within 1 year after the commission of the offence; or within 1 year after the offence comes to the complainant’s knowledge, but within 2 years after the commission of the offence. (sec.137-ssec.3) A person dissatisfied with a decision of an industrial magistrate in a proceeding brought under subsection (1) who desires to appeal must appeal to the industrial court. (sec.137-ssec.4) The Industrial Relations Act 2016 applies with any necessary changes to a proceeding before an industrial magistrate brought under subsection (1) and to a proceeding on appeal before the industrial court brought under subsection (3) . (sec.137-ssec.5) In this section— person dissatisfied , with a decision in a proceeding, means— a party to the proceeding; or a person bound by the decision; or if an authorised officer started the proceeding—any authorised officer.

• (a) within 1 year after the commission of the offence; or
• (b) within 1 year after the offence comes to the complainant’s knowledge, but within 2 years after the commission of the offence.
• (a) a party to the proceeding; or
• (b) a person bound by the decision; or
• (c) if an authorised officer started the proceeding—any authorised officer.