Clause 18
New section 17A
of Workplace Fairness (Dispute Resolution) Bill
BillNot in forceProvision 17 of 33
Clause 18
In the Employment Claims Act 2016, after section 17, insert —“Transfer of claim, etc., from tribunal to court17A.—
(1)
A tribunal may, at any time, if it is of the opinion that a claim (other than a claim in an action for discrimination) ought to be dealt with by any other court, transfer the proceedings to that court.
(2)
A tribunal may, at any time, if it is of the opinion that a claim in an action for discrimination ought to be dealt with by the General Division of the High Court, transfer the proceedings to that court.
(3)
Upon a transfer under subsection (1) or (2), the practice and procedure of the court to which the proceedings are transferred applies.”.