Section 210 — Employment Relations Act 2000: Quorum and decision of Court

210 Quorum and decision of Court (1) Where, in relation to any proceedings, case, or question, the Court consists of more than 1 Judge, the presence of at least 2 Judges is necessary to constitute a sitting of the Court for the purposes of those proceedings, or that case or question, except as otherwise expressly provided. (2) The decision of a majority of the Judges present at the sitting of the Court is the decision of the Court. (3) Where the Judges present at a sitting of the Court are equally divided in opinion, the decision of the Court, for the purposes of subsection (2) , is the decision of the Chief Judge if the Chief Judge is present or, if the Chief Judge is not present, the decision of the most senior of the Judges present. (4) The decision of the Court in every case must be signed by a Judge, and may be issued by a Judge or by the Registrar of the Court. Compare: 1991 No 22 s 120