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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

The Tenancy Tribunal - Procedure

103: Reference of questions of law to High Court

You could also call this:

“The Tribunal can ask the High Court for help with tricky legal questions during a case.”

The Tribunal can ask the High Court for help if it’s not sure about something. This can be about whether the Tribunal is allowed to deal with a certain issue, or if there’s a tricky legal question in a case they’re working on. When the Tribunal does this, they have two choices. They can either finish the case but make their decision depend on what the High Court says, or they can pause the case until they hear back from the High Court. This helps the Tribunal make sure they’re doing the right thing when the law is complicated.

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Part 3 The Tenancy Tribunal
Procedure

103Reference of questions of law to High Court

  1. The Tribunal may state a case for the opinion of the High Court on any question as to the jurisdiction of the Tribunal or on any question of law arising in proceedings before it; and for that purpose the Tribunal may either conclude the proceedings subject to that opinion, or adjourn the proceedings until after that opinion is given.