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30. A witness summoned under this Act to appear at an inquiry is entitled to be paid—
       (a) in a case where the witness was summoned on the application of a party to the inquiry—by that party; or
       (b) in any other case—by the Commonwealth,
 such allowances for his travelling and other expenses as are prescribed.
Part IV—Miscellaneous

Prosecutions.
31. (1) Prosecutions for offences against this Act shall be brought only in the Commonwealth Industrial Court.
(2) Jurisdiction is conferred on the Commonwealth Industrial Court to hear and determine prosecutions under this Act.
(3) The jurisdiction of the Commonwealth Industrial Court under this section may be exercised by a single Judge.
(4) A prosecution for an offence against this Act shall not be instituted except with the consent in writing of the Attorney-General.

Effect of appointment of Judge as a member.
32. (1) If a Judge has, during any period, served as a member, then, for the purposes of any Act, he shall not be taken, by reason of his having so served, not to have been serving during that period as a Judge.
(2) If the Chief Judge or a Judge of the Commonwealth Industrial Court holds office as a member, he is not qualified, while so holding office, to exercise, or to take part in the exercise of, any jurisdiction of the Commonwealth Industrial Court under this Act.

Rights of Public servant appointed as Chairman or full-time member.
33. If a person appointed as Chairman or as a full-time member was, immediately before his appointment, an officer of the Public Service of the Commonwealth or a person to whom the Officers' Rights Declaration Act 1928–1969 applied—
       (a) he retains his existing and accruing rights;
       (b) for the purpose of determining those rights, his service as Chair-mart or as a full-time member shall be taken into account as if it were service in the Public Service; and
       (c) the Officers' Rights Declaration Act 1928–1969 applies as if this Act and this section had been specified in the Schedule to that Act.

Staff.
34 (1) The staff required to assist the Tribunal in the performance of its functions shall be persons appointed or employed under the Public Service Act 1922–4973.
(2) The use by members of the services of the staff assisting the Tribunal is subject to the control of the Chairman.

Annual report
35. (1) The Tribunal shall, as soon as practicable after each 30th June, prepare and furnish to the Minister a report with respect to the operations of the Tribunal during the year ended on that date.
(2) The Minister shall cause the report to be laid before each House of the Parliament within fifteen sitting days