Arizona Laws 23-921. Administration of chapter
A. The industrial commission of Arizona is charged with the duties of the administration of this chapter, and with the adjudication of claims for compensation arising out of provisions of this chapter and any of its members or assistants so authorized may:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 23-921
- Commission: means the industrial commission of Arizona. See Arizona Laws 23-901
- Compensation: means the compensation and benefits provided by this chapter. See Arizona Laws 23-901
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Order: means and includes any rule, direction, requirement, standard, determination or decision other than an award or a directive by the commission or an administrative law judge relative to any entitlement to compensation benefits, or to the amount of compensation benefits, and any procedural ruling relative to the processing or adjudicating of a compensation matter. See Arizona Laws 23-901
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
1. Hold hearings at any place within the state or without the state by agreement of the parties.
2. Administer oaths.
3. Issue and serve by the commission’s representatives, or by any sheriff, subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and claimants and the production of reports, papers, contracts, books, accounts, documents and testimony. The commission may require the attendance and testimony of employers, their officers and representatives before any proceeding of the commission, and the production by employees of books, records, papers and documents.
4. Generally provide for the taking of testimony and for the recording of proceedings held in accordance with this chapter.
B. The commission may make and declare all rules and regulations which are reasonably required in the performance of its duties, including but not limited to rules of practice and procedure in connection with hearing and review proceedings. Such rules and regulations may provide for informal prehearing conferences in order to expedite claim adjudication, amicably dispose of controversies, narrow issues and simplify the method of proof at hearings.
C. The commission may incur such expenses as it determines are reasonably necessary to perform its authorized functions, which expenses shall be a charge against the administrative fund.
D. The commission may charge any person with contempt who refuses to comply with any order of the commission, upon application to the superior court. Any person held in contempt may be punished by a fine of not to exceed one thousand dollars.