Practice question
A party refuses every Bureau document requirement on the theory that voluntary settlement makes all evidence gathering voluntary. The requirement concerns a relevant paper in a dispute the Bureau actually has jurisdiction to decide. Which distinction matters?
- Voluntary settlement does not eliminate the Bureau’s statutory relevant-document power
- All document requirements require unanimous settlement consent
- The Bureau loses every power whenever settlement fails
- Only irrelevant documents can be required
- A party may veto jurisdiction by withholding records
Legal references
- Labor Code, former Articles 229, 231 and 233, Bureau subpoena, publication and conciliation-privilege provisions: https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442_1974.html
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