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Industrial Relations Act 1996
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#### 168 Criminal procedure
168 Criminal procedure
> > (1) Proceedings for an offence before the Commission in Court Session must be dealt with summarily.
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> > (2) The [Criminal Procedure Act 1986](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1986-209), Chapter 4, Part 5 applies to proceedings for an offence taken before the Commission in Court Session.
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> > (3) Nothing in subsection (2) affects the operation of section 170.
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> > (4) The provisions applied by this section prevail over other provisions of this part for the purposes of proceedings for an offence.
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> Note—
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> See section 196 in relation to the procedure on appeal to the Full Bench in criminal proceedings.
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> **s 168:** Am 2001 No 121, Sch 2.126 \[1\]; 2013 No 85, Sch 1 \[15\]. Rep 2016 No 48, Sch 1 \[37\]. Ins 2023 No 41, Sch 1.2\[32\].