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Labour Tribunal

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PART IV

COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS

11. Filing claims

(1) A proceeding in the tribunal shall be commenced by filing a claim with the registrar.

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(2) Subject to subsection (3), a claim shall be in writing in the prescribed form, in either the English or Chinese language, and shall be signed by the claimant.

(3) The registrar may permit a claim to be made orally and shall cause it to be reduced to writing, in the language in which it is made, and shall supply a copy thereof to the claimant.

(4) Subject to subsection (5), a claim shall be signed by each claimant and person represented as being correct to the best of his knowledge and belief.

(5) In any joint or representative claim-

(a) the registrar may permit the claim to be filed if it has not been signed by all the claimants or persons represented named therein on condition that all such claimants or persons will do so before the date of hearing; and

(b) the name of a claimant or person who has not so signed the claim before it is heard may, if the presiding officer so directs, be struck out of the claim and the amount of the claim reduced accordingly.

12. Contents of claims

A claim shall contain-

(a) the name and address of each claimant, and, in the case of a representative claim, the name and address of each person represented;

(b) the name and address of each defendant;

(c) the sum of money claimed by each claimant or person represented;

(d) such particulars of the claim as shall be reasonably sufficient to inform the defendant of the grounds for the claim and of the manner in which the amount claimed by each claimant or person represented has been calculated.

13. Service of claim and notice of hearing

(1) The registrar shall, when a claim has been filed-

(a) fix a place and date for hearing of the claim which shall, unless the parties otherwise agree, be not earlier than 10 days nor later than 30 days from the filing of the claim; and