Industrial Relations Act 1996
165Issue of summons
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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.
(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.
(3) Any such summons may require a person to do any one or more of the following—
(a) attend and confer,
(b) attend and give evidence,
(c) attend and produce documents or other things.
(4) A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with the requirements of a summons is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(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.
(6) A summons may be served within or outside the State.