### Labour Tribunal Ordinance 《勞資審裁處條例》

13. Service of claim and notice of hearing
(1) The registrar shall, when a claim has been filed—
(a) fix a place and date for hearing of the claim which shall, unless the parties otherwise agree, be not earlier than 10 days nor later than 30 days from the filing of the claim; and
(b) cause a copy of the claim, together with a notice in the prescribed form of the date and place of hearing, to be served on every defendant to the claim in the manner prescribed under subsection (2).
(2) Service of a copy of the claim and of a notice of hearing—
(a) shall be carried out by such person as may be appointed by the registrar for this purpose; and
(b) shall be effected—
(i) by delivering them personally to the defendant;
(ii) by leaving them with some person for him at his last known place of residence or at his place of business; (Amended 25 of 1999 s. 5)
(iia) by sending them by post addressed to him at his last known place of residence or at his place of business; or (Added 25 of 1999 s. 5)
(iii) in such other manner as may be directed by the registrar.
(3) The registrar shall, if the presiding officer has specified a period under section 14(2)(b) or (c), and the registrar has been notified, fix a new date of hearing to take account of that period and notify the defendant of the new date of hearing in the manner prescribed by subsection (2).

### Labour Tribunal Ordinance 《勞資審裁處條例》

14. Inquiries by tribunal officer
(1) When a claim has been filed, the registrar shall forward a copy thereof to a tribunal officer, who shall prepare a summary of facts relating to the claim.
(2) The tribunal officer shall, if he is unable to complete the inquiries necessary for the preparation of the summary of facts relating to the claim within 10 days from the filing of the claim, forthwith so inform the presiding officer, who shall, subject to section 16, direct the tribunal officer to—
(a) cease to inquire further into the facts of the claim and prepare the summary of facts;
(b) complete the inquiries within such further period as may be specified by the presiding officer; or
(c) continue his inquiries and report thereon to the presiding officer within such period as may be specified by the presiding officer,

and shall notify the registrar of any period specified by him under paragraph (b) or (c).
(3) A summary of facts prepared by a tribunal officer shall, in addition to any other information which he considers will be of assistance to the tribunal, set out such facts as appear to him to be agreed by all or any of the parties and such facts as appear to him to be in dispute between any of the parties.
(4) For the purpose of preparing a summary of facts, a tribunal officer shall have power to—
(a) interview at any reasonable time any person, including a party, and record a statement from him;
(b) enter and inspect at any reasonable time any premises in which a party is or has been employed and to examine any part of the premises and any machinery, fittings or equipment therein; and
(c) require any person to produce at any reasonable time any records, books of account or other documents which the tribunal officer may reasonably consider to be relevant to the claim, and to examine and make copies of such records, books of account or other documents.
(5) A person who is interviewed by a tribunal officer shall not be compelled to make a statement or to answer any question put to him but the tribunal officer shall record in his summary of facts if any person has refused to be interviewed or to answer any question put to him.
(6) A person who makes a statement to a tribunal officer shall be entitled to read such statement or, if he is illiterate or if the statement is written in a language which he does not understand, to have the statement read out to him in a language which he does understand and to correct any errors therein.
(7) A statement made to a tribunal officer may be admitted as evidence of all matters therein if it is produced before the tribunal by the tribunal officer who recorded it and contains a statement by him that subsection (6) was complied with at the time when the statement was recorded.

### Labour Tribunal Ordinance 《勞資審裁處條例》

15. Conciliation certificate to be filed
(1) The tribunal shall not hear a claim until a certificate in the prescribed form signed by a tribunal officer or an authorized officer is filed or produced to the effect that—
(a) one or more of the parties has refused to take part in conciliation;
(b) conciliation has been attempted but no settlement has been reached;
(c) conciliation is unlikely to result in a settlement being reached; or
(d) conciliation may prejudice the interests of a party.
(2) A certificate under subsection (1) shall be filed with or produced to the tribunal not later than 24 hours before the date fixed for the hearing of the claim.
(3) During the hearing of a claim the tribunal may, subject to section 16, adjourn the claim and notify the Commissioner in the prescribed form of the adjournment and the reason therefor if— (Amended L.N. 377 of 1980; 20 of 2014 s. 12)
(a) the tribunal is of the opinion that there is a reasonable likelihood of a settlement of the claim; and
(b) all parties to the claim have agreed to an adjournment for the purpose of conciliation.
(4) The Commissioner may, when he has been notified of an adjournment pursuant to subsection (3), hold conciliation between such of the parties to the claim as are willing to take part.
(5) The Commissioner may, if after such conciliation the parties reach a settlement of the claim or if he is of the opinion that there is no reasonable likelihood of such a settlement, so advise the tribunal in the prescribed form.
(6) The Commissioner shall, unless he has earlier advised the tribunal under subsection (5), advise the tribunal as to what, if any, progress has been made in the conciliation not less than 24 hours before the date to which the claim has been adjourned.
(7) If a settlement of a claim is reached, whether as a result of conciliation or not, the terms of the settlement shall be reduced to writing in the prescribed form and signed by the parties to the settlement.
(8) A settlement, which has been reduced to writing and signed by the parties thereto, shall be filed in the tribunal.
(9) A settlement filed under subsection (8) shall be treated for all purposes as if it were an award of the tribunal.