Disputes Tribunal Act 1988

Establishment of Tribunal

5: Exercise of Tribunal's jurisdiction

You could also call this:

"The Tribunal's power to make decisions about claims"

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The Tribunal's power is used by a Referee who works under section 7. You can find more information about this in the section 7 link. The Referee makes decisions about claims. If a Referee dies, becomes sick, or cannot finish a hearing, another Referee will hear the case again. This happens unless the people involved agree to a different way to solve the problem. You will get a new Referee to hear your case if the old one cannot finish it.

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4B: Registry of Disputes Tribunal, or

"Information Centre for the Disputes Tribunal"

6: Sittings of Tribunal and rostering and training of Referees, or

"How the Disputes Tribunal meets and trains its Referees"

Part 1Establishment of Tribunal

5Exercise of Tribunal's jurisdiction

The jurisdiction of the Tribunal shall be exercised by a Referee holding office under section 7.
If the Referee hearing any proceedings in respect of a claim dies, or becomes incapacitated, or is for any other reason unable or unavailable to complete the hearing or dispose of the proceedings, they shall be heard afresh by another Referee, unless the parties agree that the proceedings be disposed of in another way.

Compare

1976 No 35 s 5

Notes

Section 5(1): amended, on 1 March 2017, by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).