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174E: Content of written determinations
or “The Authority's written decisions must explain facts, laws, and conclusions, but don't need to include all the details.”

You could also call this:

“The Authority's official stamp must be recognised by all courts and for everything it's used for.”

The Employment Relations Authority has a special seal. This seal is important because all courts and people must recognise it as official. When you see this seal, you know that the document or decision is from the Employment Relations Authority. It’s like the Authority’s official stamp that proves something is real and comes from them.

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Next up: 176: Protection of members of Authority, etc

or “Members of the Employment Relations Authority are protected like judges when they do their job.”

Part 10 Institutions
Employment Relations Authority

175Seal of Authority

  1. The Authority is to have a seal, which is to be judicially noticed by all courts and for all purposes.

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