A referral of a dispute in terms of section 73(1) of the Act must be made in the form of annexure LRA 4.2 contained in the general regulations.
If the referral or application is urgent, the applicant must state in writing the grounds of urgency and submit the grounds together with the referral or application.
The other parties to the dispute or parties interested in the application may submit written representations within 21 days of receipt of the referral or application by the committee unless the referral or application is an urgent referral or application, in which case the committee must notify the parties of the period in which they must submit written representations.
The committee may require the parties to submit any further information relevant to the dispute or application in writing.
The committee may give directions to the parties for the service of any documents.