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Disputes Tribunal Act 1988

Proceedings of Tribunal - Claims

24: Lodging of claims

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You start a claim by lodging a form with the Tribunal. You pay a fee if you need to. You can lodge your claim at any Tribunal office. The Tribunal decides where to hold the hearing. They might choose a place near where you live or work. They can move the hearing to a different office if it is more convenient. If you lodge your claim at one office, it might be moved to another office under section 37. A Registrar can also move the claim if all parties agree. They can move it to another office if everyone consents.

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Part 3Proceedings of Tribunal
Claims

24Lodging of claims

  1. Proceedings are commenced by the applicant lodging a claim in a form approved by the chief executive after consultation with the Principal Disputes Referee, together with the prescribed fee (if any), with any office of the Tribunal.

  2. The Tribunal or a Registrar may, subject to subsections (3) and (4), order that the hearing be held at the place nearest, or at any place near, to where the applicant resides or carries on business.

  3. Where a claim is lodged with an office of the Tribunal, or transferred to that office under section 37, and the Tribunal is satisfied that the claim can be more conveniently or fairly heard in some other office of the Tribunal, the Tribunal may order that the proceedings be transferred to that other office.

  4. Where a claim is lodged with an office of the Tribunal, or transferred to that office under section 37, a Registrar may, on the application of any party, if all the parties to the claim consent, order that the proceedings be transferred to another office of the Tribunal.

Notes
  • Section 24(1): replaced, on , by section 44 of the Tribunals Powers and Procedures Legislation Act 2018 (2018 No 51).
  • Section 24(2): replaced, on , by section 44 of the Tribunals Powers and Procedures Legislation Act 2018 (2018 No 51).
  • Section 24(3): replaced, on , by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).
  • Section 24(4): replaced, on , by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).
  • Section 24(4): amended, on , by section 63 of the Tribunals Powers and Procedures Legislation Act 2018 (2018 No 51).