Industrial Relations Act 1996
168Criminal procedure
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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.
(2) The Criminal Procedure Act 1986, Chapter 4, Part 5 applies to proceedings for an offence taken before the Commission in Court Session.
(3) Nothing in subsection (2) affects the operation of section 170.
(4) The provisions applied by this section prevail over other provisions of this part for the purposes of proceedings for an offence.
Note—
See section 196 in relation to the procedure on appeal to the Full Bench in criminal proceedings.
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].