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- (d) prescribe the period in subsection (6), including different periods for different categories of claims and different circumstances; and
- (e) prescribe the claim limit in subsection (7), including different claim limits for different classes of claimants and different circumstances.
Lodging of claim
13.—(1) A claim is lodged with a tribunal by filing the claim with the Registry.
(2) Every claim—
- (a) must be filed in such form and manner as may be—
- (i) prescribed by Rules of Court made under section 33; or
- (ii) specified in practice directions issued by the registrar of the State Courts; and
- (b) must be accompanied by—
- (i) a claim referral certificate issued in respect of every specified employment dispute for which the claim is lodged;
- (ii) such other documents as may be—
- (A) prescribed by Rules of Court made under section 33; or
- (B) specified in practice directions issued by the registrar of the State Courts; and
- (iii) such court fee as may be prescribed by Rules of Court made under section 33.
No division of claim
14. A claim cannot be divided and pursued in separate proceedings before a tribunal if the only reason for doing so is to bring the total amount alleged to be payable in each of those proceedings within the jurisdiction of a tribunal.
