Chapter VII: Dispute Resolution
Part E: Labour Appeal Court
173. Jurisdiction of Labour Appeal Court

 

 

  1. Subject to the Constitution and despite any other law, the Labour Appeal Court has exclusive jurisdiction-

    1. to hear and determine all appeals against the final judgments and the final orders of the Labour Court; and

    2. to decide any question of law reserved in terms of section 158(4).

  2. [Subs. (2) deleted by Section 22 of Act No. 127 of 1998]

  1. An appeal to the Labour Appeal Court must be noted and prosecuted as if it were an appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal in civil proceedings, except that the appeal must be noted within 21 days after the date on which leave to appeal has been granted.

  1. A decision to which any two judges of the Labour Appeal Court agree is the decision of the Court.