Disputes Tribunal Act 1988

Rehearings and appeals

51: Referee or Investigator to furnish report

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You need to get a report from the Referee or Investigator after you appeal a decision. They must give the report to a Registrar within 28 days of the appeal being lodged, as stated in section 50(4). The report says how the proceedings were conducted and why. You can get a copy of the report before the appeal hearing. A Registrar makes sure you and all other parties get the report. If the Referee or Investigator is not available, a Registrar collects information to compile the report. The Referee keeps a record of the proceedings so they can furnish a report if needed. An Investigator does the same for any inquiry they conduct.

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Part 4Rehearings and appeals

51Referee or Investigator to furnish report

Within 28 days after the notice of appeal has been lodged in the Tribunal's records under section 50(4), the Referee who heard the proceedings and, where applicable, the Investigator, shall furnish to a Registrar a report on the manner in which the proceedings were, or where applicable the inquiry was, conducted and the reasons therefor.
A Referee shall keep a record of the proceedings of the Tribunal sufficient to enable that Referee, if required, to furnish a report under subsection (1), and an Investigator shall do likewise in relation to an inquiry conducted by that Investigator.
Where, for any reason, the Referee who heard the proceedings or, where applicable, the Investigator, is unavailable to furnish the report, the report shall be compiled by a Registrar from such information as that Registrar is able to collect from the records of the Tribunal or otherwise.
A Registrar shall ensure that a copy of the report furnished or compiled under subsection (1) or subsection (3) is made available to the appellant, and to every other party to the proceedings, a reasonable time before the hearing of the appeal.

Notes

Section 51(1): amended, on 14 November 2018, by section 63 of the Tribunals Powers and Procedures Legislation Act 2018 (2018 No 51).
Section 51(2): amended, on 1 March 2017, by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).
Section 51(3): amended, on 14 November 2018, by section 63 of the Tribunals Powers and Procedures Legislation Act 2018 (2018 No 51).
Section 51(4): amended, on 14 November 2018, by section 63 of the Tribunals Powers and Procedures Legislation Act 2018 (2018 No 51).