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Fair Trading Act 1986

Enforcement and remedies - Jurisdiction of courts

39: Jurisdiction of Disputes Tribunal

You could also call this:

“The Disputes Tribunal can help with some problems under this law”

The Disputes Tribunal, which is set up by the government, can make decisions about certain issues under this law. The Tribunal can hear and decide on applications for orders mentioned in section 43 of this Act. This means that if you have a problem that falls under section 43, you might be able to take it to the Disputes Tribunal for help.

However, it’s important to know that this rule about the Disputes Tribunal’s power is affected by another part of the law, section 43B. This means that section 43B might change or limit what the Disputes Tribunal can do in some cases.

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Part 5 Enforcement and remedies
Jurisdiction of courts

39Jurisdiction of Disputes Tribunal

  1. In accordance with this Part, the Disputes Tribunal established under section 4 of the Disputes Tribunal Act 1988 has jurisdiction to hear and determine applications for orders under section 43.

  2. This section is subject to section 43B.

Notes
  • Section 39: substituted, on , by section 82(2) of the Disputes Tribunals Act 1988 (1988 No 110).
  • Section 39 heading: amended, on , by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).
  • Section 39(1): amended, on , by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).
  • Section 39(1): amended, on , by section 26(1) of the Fair Trading Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 143).
  • Section 39(2): inserted, on , by section 26(2) of the Fair Trading Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 143).