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Industrial Relations Act 1996
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#### 165 Issue of summons
165 Issue of summons
> > (1) A summons for the purposes of this Act is to be issued by the Industrial Registrar.
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> > (2) Any such summons must be signed by a member of the Commission or the Industrial Registrar or as otherwise provided by the rules of the Commission.
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> > (3) Any such summons may require a person to do any one or more of the following—
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> > > (a) attend and confer,
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> > > (b) attend and give evidence,
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> > > (c) attend and produce documents or other things.
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> > (4) A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with the requirements of a summons is guilty of an offence.
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> > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
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> > (5) A person does not comply with the requirements of a summons to confer if the person leaves the conference without the permission of the person presiding at the conference.
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> > (6) A summons may be served within or outside the State.