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Industrial Relations Act 2016
sec.544Decisions of court or commission
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### sec.544 Decisions of court or commission
In the exercise of its jurisdiction, the court or commission may—
make the decisions it considers necessary—
in the interests of justice in proceedings before it; and
for the execution of another decision of the court or commission; and
enforce its own decisions; and
direct the issue of a writ or process; and
impose and enforce a penalty allowed or prescribed by this Act or another Act in the same way a Supreme Court judgment is enforced.
A decision of the court or commission must be made and enforced in the same way as a judgment or order of the Supreme Court.
For subsection (2) , the Uniform Civil Procedures Rules must be complied with to the extent reasonably possible, with the amendments the court or commission approves.
The registrar, deputy registrars, sheriff, bailiffs and officers of the Supreme Court or Magistrates Courts ( court officers ) are taken to be officers of the court and commission for—
a decision, including the enforcement of a decision, of the court or commission; and
imposing functions or conferring powers on court officers under the rules.
(sec.544-ssec.1) In the exercise of its jurisdiction, the court or commission may— make the decisions it considers necessary— in the interests of justice in proceedings before it; and for the execution of another decision of the court or commission; and enforce its own decisions; and direct the issue of a writ or process; and impose and enforce a penalty allowed or prescribed by this Act or another Act in the same way a Supreme Court judgment is enforced.
(sec.544-ssec.2) A decision of the court or commission must be made and enforced in the same way as a judgment or order of the Supreme Court.
(sec.544-ssec.3) For subsection (2) , the Uniform Civil Procedures Rules must be complied with to the extent reasonably possible, with the amendments the court or commission approves.
(sec.544-ssec.4) The registrar, deputy registrars, sheriff, bailiffs and officers of the Supreme Court or Magistrates Courts ( court officers ) are taken to be officers of the court and commission for— a decision, including the enforcement of a decision, of the court or commission; and imposing functions or conferring powers on court officers under the rules.
- (a) make the decisions it considers necessary— (i) in the interests of justice in proceedings before it; and (ii) for the execution of another decision of the court or commission; and
- (i) in the interests of justice in proceedings before it; and
- (ii) for the execution of another decision of the court or commission; and
- (b) enforce its own decisions; and
- (c) direct the issue of a writ or process; and
- (d) impose and enforce a penalty allowed or prescribed by this Act or another Act in the same way a Supreme Court judgment is enforced.
- (i) in the interests of justice in proceedings before it; and
- (ii) for the execution of another decision of the court or commission; and
- (a) a decision, including the enforcement of a decision, of the court or commission; and
- (b) imposing functions or conferring powers on court officers under the rules.