TH v TU [2022] NZDT 237 (7 December 2022) [pdf, 178 KB]
...Disputes Tribunal have jurisdiction to hear this claim? Does the Disputes Tribunal have jurisdiction to hear this claim? 5. The jurisdiction of the Disputes Tribunal is set out in the Disputes Tribunal Act 1988 and various other statutes. If a matter is outside the jurisdiction set by statute, the Tribunal cannot hear the claim. In this case, it appeared that the dispute might involve a residential tenancy so that the Tenancy Tribunal would be the appropriate place for the dispute to...