sec.539Powers incidental to exercise of jurisdiction

### sec.539 Powers incidental to exercise of jurisdiction Except as otherwise provided for by this Act or the rules, the court, commission or registrar may— at or before a hearing, take steps to find out whether all persons who are to be bound by a decision to be made in proceedings have been called to attend or given notice of, the proceedings; and direct, for proceedings— who the parties to the proceedings are; and by whom the parties may be represented; and persons to be called to attend the proceedings, if the persons have not been called and it appears the persons should attend the proceedings; and parties to be joined or struck out; and who may be heard and on what conditions; and hear and decide an industrial cause in the way that appears best suited for the purpose; and allow claims in the proceedings to be amended on terms that appear fair and just; and correct, amend or waive an error, defect or irregularity in the proceedings, whether substantive or formal; and give directions under a decision that the court, commission or registrar considers necessary for, or conducive and appropriate to, the effective implementation of the decision; and hear and decide an industrial cause in the absence of a party, or person who has been called to attend or served with a notice to appear, at the proceedings; and sit at any time and in any place for hearing and deciding an industrial cause, and adjourn a sitting to any time and place; and refer technical matters, accounting matters, or matters involving expert knowledge to an expert, and admit the expert’s report in evidence; and extend a prescribed or stated time, before or after expiry of the time; and waive compliance with the rules. - (a) at or before a hearing, take steps to find out whether all persons who are to be bound by a decision to be made in proceedings have been called to attend or given notice of, the proceedings; and - (b) direct, for proceedings— (i) who the parties to the proceedings are; and (ii) by whom the parties may be represented; and (iii) persons to be called to attend the proceedings, if the persons have not been called and it appears the persons should attend the proceedings; and (iv) parties to be joined or struck out; and (v) who may be heard and on what conditions; and - (i) who the parties to the proceedings are; and - (ii) by whom the parties may be represented; and - (iii) persons to be called to attend the proceedings, if the persons have not been called and it appears the persons should attend the proceedings; and - (iv) parties to be joined or struck out; and - (v) who may be heard and on what conditions; and - (c) hear and decide an industrial cause in the way that appears best suited for the purpose; and - (d) allow claims in the proceedings to be amended on terms that appear fair and just; and - (e) correct, amend or waive an error, defect or irregularity in the proceedings, whether substantive or formal; and - (f) give directions under a decision that the court, commission or registrar considers necessary for, or conducive and appropriate to, the effective implementation of the decision; and - (g) hear and decide an industrial cause in the absence of a party, or person who has been called to attend or served with a notice to appear, at the proceedings; and - (h) sit at any time and in any place for hearing and deciding an industrial cause, and adjourn a sitting to any time and place; and - (i) refer technical matters, accounting matters, or matters involving expert knowledge to an expert, and admit the expert’s report in evidence; and - (j) extend a prescribed or stated time, before or after expiry of the time; and - (k) waive compliance with the rules. - (i) who the parties to the proceedings are; and - (ii) by whom the parties may be represented; and - (iii) persons to be called to attend the proceedings, if the persons have not been called and it appears the persons should attend the proceedings; and - (iv) parties to be joined or struck out; and - (v) who may be heard and on what conditions; and