The Fair Employment Tribunal (Rules of Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Made: 22nd March 2005

Coming into operation: 3rd April 2005

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Citation, commencement and revocation

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Interpretation

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Overriding objective

3

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Establishment of Fair Employment Tribunal for Northern Ireland

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Panels of members of the Tribunal

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Composition of tribunals

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Practice directions

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Power to prescribe

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Calculation of time limits

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Application of Schedules 1-3 to proceedings

10

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Register

11

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Proof of decisions of tribunals

12

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Transitional provisions

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SCHEDULE 1 — FAIR EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL RULES OF PROCEDURE

How to bring a claim

Starting a claim

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Acceptance of claim procedure

What the tribunal does after receiving the claim

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When the claim will not be accepted by the Secretary

3

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Response

Responding to the claim

4

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Acceptance of response procedure

What the tribunal does after receiving the response

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When the response will not be accepted by the Secretary

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Consequences of a response not being presented or accepted

Default judgements

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Taking no further part in the proceedings

8

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Case management

General power to manage proceedings

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Applications in proceedings

10

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Chairman acting on his own initiative

11

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Compliance with orders and practice directions

12

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Different types of hearing

Hearings – general

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Use of electronic communications

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Hearings which may be held in private

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Case management discussions

Conduct of case management discussions

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Pre-hearing reviews

Conduct of pre-hearing reviews

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Notice requirements

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Payment of a deposit

Requirement to pay a deposit in order to continue with proceedings

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Conciliation

Documents to be sent to conciliators

20

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Withdrawal of proceedings

Right to withdraw proceedings

21

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The hearing

Hearings

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What happens at the hearing

23

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Orders, decisions and reasons

Orders and decisions

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Form and content of decisions

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Reasons

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Absence of chairman

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Entry of decisions and reasons in the Register

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Power to review decisions

Review of default judgements

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Review of other decisions

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Preliminary consideration of application for review

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The review

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Correction of orders, decisions or reasons

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Costs orders

General powers to make costs orders

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When a costs order may be made

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The amount of a costs order

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Preparation time orders

General power to make preparation time orders

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When a preparation time order may be made

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Calculation of a preparation time order

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Restriction on making costs orders and preparation time orders

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Costs or preparation time orders when a deposit has been taken

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Wasted costs orders against representatives

Personal liability of representatives for costs

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Powers in relation to specific types of proceedings

Devolution issues

43

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References to the European Court of Justice

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Transfer of proceedings from a court

45

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General provisions

Powers

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Notices, etc.

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SCHEDULE 2 — FAIR EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL (APPEALS) RULES OF PROCEDURE

Application of Schedule 1

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Notice of appeal

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Action on receipt of appeal

3

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Withdrawal of appeal

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Provisions of Schedule 1 which do not apply to appeals against a direction or notice of refusal

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Modification of Schedule 1

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SCHEDULE 3 — FAIR EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL (ENFORCEMENT) RULES OF PROCEDURE

Application of Schedule 1

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Notice of application

2

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Action on receipt of application

3

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Application to enforce, revoke or vary an order

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Withdrawal of application

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Provisions of Schedule 1 which do not apply to applications for enforcement

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Modification of Schedule 1

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Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Employment and Learning on 22nd March 2005.

T. Devine — A senior officer of the — Department for Employment and Learning

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: Formerly the Department of Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment; see 2001 c. 15 (N.I.)

[^f00002]: Article 84(2A) was inserted by S.I. 2003/2902 (N.I. 15), Article 9(1)

[^f00003]: Article 84(2B) was inserted by S.I. 2003/2902 (N.I. 15), Article 10(1)

[^f00004]: Article 84(4) was modified by S.I. 2003/2902 (N.I. 15), Article 11(1)

[^f00005]: Article 84A was inserted by S.I. 2003/2902 (N.I. 15), Article 12

[^f00006]: Article 84B was inserted by S.I. 2003/2902 (N.I. 15), Article 13(1)

[^f00007]: Articles 85A and 85B were inserted by S.I. 2003/2902 (N.I. 15), Article 14(1)

[^f00008]: S.I. 1998/3162 (N.I. 21)

[^f00009]: See S.R. 1999 No. 481

[^f00010]: S.R. 2004 No. 164

[^f00012]: 2000 c. 7

[^f00013]: S.I. 1992/807 (N.I. 5)

[^f00014]: 1990 c. 41

[^f00015]: 1998 c. 47

Editorial notes