Disputes Tribunal Act 1988

Establishment of Tribunal

4: Disputes Tribunal is division of District Court

You could also call this:

"The Disputes Tribunal is a part of the District Court."

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The District Court has a division called the Disputes Tribunal. You can think of the Disputes Tribunal as a part of the District Court. Any Disputes Tribunal that already existed becomes an office of the Tribunal when this law starts.

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3: Act to bind the Crown, or

"The law applies to the government too"

4A: Offices of Tribunal, or

"The Minister decides where Tribunals are located and what happens to their records."

Part 1Establishment of Tribunal

4Disputes Tribunal is division of District Court

The District Court has a division known as the Disputes Tribunal.
Each Disputes Tribunal that is in existence immediately before this section comes into force ceases to be a division of the District Court and is constituted an office of the Tribunal.

Notes

Section 4: replaced, on 1 March 2017, by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).