### Small Claims Tribunal Ordinance 《小額錢債審裁處條例》

23. Evidence
(1) The tribunal may at any time during the hearing of a claim allow a witness or a party to give evidence on oath or unsworn.
(2) The rules of evidence shall not apply to proceedings in the tribunal, which may receive any evidence which it considers relevant.
(Replaced 14 of 1986 s. 8)

24. Costs
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the tribunal may award to a party costs and expenses, which may include—
(a) any reasonable expenses necessarily incurred and any loss of salary or wages suffered by that party; and
(b) any reasonable sum paid to a witness for expenses necessarily incurred and any loss of salary or wages suffered by him,
in attending the hearing.
(2) In making an award of costs under this section, the tribunal shall include a direction as to the amount to be paid by each party who is liable to pay costs.
(3) An award of costs shall be enforceable in the same manner as any other award of the tribunal.

25. Frivolous or vexatious claims
The tribunal may at any time dismiss a claim which it considers to be frivolous or vexatious on such terms as to payment of costs as it may think fit.

26. Adjournments
The tribunal may at any time, either of its own motion or on the application of any party, adjourn the hearing of proceedings on a claim on such terms as it thinks fit.

26A. Failure to comply with order of the tribunal
Where the tribunal directs a party to comply with an order within a specified time and the party fails to do so, the tribunal may dismiss the claim or counterclaim filed by the party, stay the proceedings or enter judgment against the party, as the case may be, on such terms as it thinks just.
(Added 28 of 1999 s. 10)

27. Review of decision concerning transfer
(1) Where the tribunal has under section 7 transferred a claim to the Board, the Labour Tribunal, the Lands Tribunal, the District Court or the Court of First Instance, the Court of First Instance may, within 14 days from the date on which the tribunal transferred the claim, review the tribunal’s decision and on such review it may— (Amended 92 of 1975 s. 59; 25 of 1998 s. 2; 28 of 1999 s. 11)
(a) confirm the decision of the tribunal or remit the claim to the tribunal; and
(b) make such order as to costs and expenses as it thinks fit.
(2) The power conferred by subsection (1) may be exercised, on the application of a party, within 7 days of the date on which the tribunal transferred the claim, on notice in the prescribed form to all other parties.

### Small Claims Tribunal Ordinance 《小額錢債審裁處條例》

27A. Review of awards and orders
(1) Except where a party has filed an application for leave to appeal and does not agree to withdraw the application, an adjudicator may, within 14 days from the date of an award or order given or made by him, review the award or order and on such review may re-open and re-hear the claim wholly or in part and may call or hear fresh evidence and may confirm, vary or reverse his previous award or order.
(2) The power conferred by subsection (1) may be exercised—
(a) by an adjudicator of his own motion, by notice in the prescribed form to all parties;
(b) on the application of a party within 7 days, by notice in the prescribed form to all other parties.
(3) The exercise of the power conferred by subsection (1) shall not operate as a bar to an appeal by a party against the award or order or against the determination of the review.
(4) On the application of a party for a review under this section, the adjudicator, having regard to the possibility of assets which may be available to satisfy an award being disposed of to the prejudice of any party, may make such order regarding payment into the tribunal, giving of security or otherwise as he may think fit.
(5) An adjudicator may transfer the hearing and consideration of a review to another adjudicator who shall have all the powers and functions he would have if he had originally heard the claim and had prepared the record of proceedings.
(Added 67 of 1977 s. 3)

### Small Claims Tribunal Ordinance 《小額錢債審裁處條例》

28. Leave to appeal on point of law
(1) Any party who is aggrieved by a decision of the tribunal—
(a) on any ground involving a question of law alone; or
(b) on the ground that the claim was outside the jurisdiction of the tribunal,
may apply to the Court of First Instance for leave to appeal and the Court of First Instance may grant such leave if it thinks fit. (Amended 67 of 1977 s. 4; 79 of 1981 s. 10)
(2) An application for leave to appeal under this section shall be—
(a) in the prescribed form, specifying the ground of the appeal and the reasons in support of such ground; and
(b) lodged with the Registrar of the High Court within— (Amended 25 of 1998 s. 2)
(i) 7 days after the date on which the written award or order is served on the aggrieved party; or
(ii) if within that period the aggrieved party applies to the tribunal for the reasons for the award or order, 7 days after the date on which the reasons are served on him; or (Amended 67 of 1977 s. 4; 72 of 1982 s. 2)
(iii) such time as may be extended by the Registrar of the High Court on good cause. (Added 72 of 1982 s. 2)
(3) A refusal by the Court of First Instance to grant leave to appeal shall be final. (Amended 79 of 1981 s. 10)
(4) Nothing in this section shall affect any right of appeal under section 50 of the High Court Ordinance (Cap. 4).
(Amended 92 of 1975 ss. 58 & 59; 25 of 1998 s. 2)