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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Contracts legislation - Contractual remedies - Provisions purporting to prevent court inquiry

53: Proceeding before Disputes Tribunal

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“The Disputes Tribunal can still use its special powers when you take a case to them”

If you take a case to the Disputes Tribunal, sections 50 to 52 of this law don’t stop the Tribunal from using its powers. These powers come from section 18(7) of the Disputes Tribunal Act 1988. This means the Tribunal can still do its job even if those other sections might seem to limit what it can do.

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53Proceeding before Disputes Tribunal

  1. In any proceeding properly before the Disputes Tribunal, sections 50 to 52 do not limit the powers of the Tribunal under section 18(7) of the Disputes Tribunal Act 1988.

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