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210: Quorum and decision of court
or “At least two judges must be present, and the majority decides, with the Chief Judge breaking ties.”

You could also call this:

“The Judge can ask the Court of Appeal for help with tricky legal questions, except about understanding work agreements.”

If you’re involved in a case at the Employment Court, the judge can ask the Court of Appeal for help with tricky legal questions. This can happen in two ways: the judge can decide to do it on their own, or you or someone else in the case can ask the judge to do it. However, there’s one important thing to remember - the judge can’t ask the Court of Appeal about how to understand or interpret an employment agreement. That’s something the Employment Court judge has to figure out on their own.

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Next up: 212: Court may make rules

or “The court can make rules to decide how it works and how people use it.”

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211: Statement of case for Court of Appeal

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211Statement of case for Court of Appeal

In any matter before the court the Judge may, of the Judge's own motion, or on the application of any party, state a case for the Court of Appeal on any question of law arising in the matter, excluding any question as to the construction of any employment agreement.

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