Labour Adjustment Benefits Act

Marginal note:Board’s decision final

• 31 (1) A decision of the Board under this Act is final and binding and is not subject to appeal to or review by any court except the Federal Court in accordance with the Federal Courts Act.

• Marginal note:Appeal of Commission decision

  (2) Any person may, at any time within thirty days after the day a decision of the Commission under this Act, other than subsection 14(2) or (3), is communicated to him, or within such further time as the Commission may in any particular case for special reason allow, appeal to a board of referees.

• Marginal note:Proceedings before board of referees

  (3) Where an appeal is taken to a board of referees pursuant to subsection (2), the board shall conduct its proceedings in respect of that appeal in accordance with the Employment Insurance Act, and its decision may be appealed, rescinded or amended in like manner and subject to the like conditions as any decision of a board of referees under that Act.

• Marginal note:Amendment of decision

  (4) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Board or the Commission may rescind or amend any decision it takes under this Act on the presentation of new facts or on being satisfied that the decision was given without knowledge of, or was based on a mistake as to, some material fact.