Industrial Relations (Tribunals) Rules 2011
sec.113Directions orders
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sec.113 Directions orders
A magistrate may make an order (a directions order ) about the conduct of a proceeding on the request of a party or on the initiative of the magistrate. A directions order may, for example, relate to the following— the parties who are to be served with applications, related material or other documents; requiring evidence of the service; another matter relating to service of an application; scheduling of conferences, mediation conferences, preliminary hearings and hearings; requiring further and better particulars of an application; requiring the applicant to file and serve all material to be relied on in support of the application by affidavit or another form; requiring a party to respond to a notice to admit facts or documents; requiring the respondent to file and serve material in reply; requiring the applicant to file and serve material in reply; requiring the parties— to confer to agree on matters that can be agreed on; and to identify points in issue; and to report back to the magistrate; requiring the parties to file— a written outline of submissions; or submissions about the subject matter of the application; requiring— evidence to be given by affidavit; or statements to be filed and served, in affidavit form, of the primary evidence of a witness; requiring— the identification of the provisions of any relevant legislation or industrial instruments; and a list of cases to be relied on to be provided; requiring disclosure of documents; requiring inspection of documents. (sec.113-ssec.1) A magistrate may make an order (a directions order ) about the conduct of a proceeding on the request of a party or on the initiative of the magistrate. (sec.113-ssec.2) A directions order may, for example, relate to the following— the parties who are to be served with applications, related material or other documents; requiring evidence of the service; another matter relating to service of an application; scheduling of conferences, mediation conferences, preliminary hearings and hearings; requiring further and better particulars of an application; requiring the applicant to file and serve all material to be relied on in support of the application by affidavit or another form; requiring a party to respond to a notice to admit facts or documents; requiring the respondent to file and serve material in reply; requiring the applicant to file and serve material in reply; requiring the parties— to confer to agree on matters that can be agreed on; and to identify points in issue; and to report back to the magistrate; requiring the parties to file— a written outline of submissions; or submissions about the subject matter of the application; requiring— evidence to be given by affidavit; or statements to be filed and served, in affidavit form, of the primary evidence of a witness; requiring— the identification of the provisions of any relevant legislation or industrial instruments; and a list of cases to be relied on to be provided; requiring disclosure of documents; requiring inspection of documents.