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Decision of questions by Minister.
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10.—(1) If any question arises—
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(a) as to whether any employment or any class of employment is, was or will be such employment as to make the person employed therein an insured person within the meaning of this Act or whether a person is or was an insured person within the meaning of this Act, or
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(b) as to whether an insured person is or was a skilled worker or an unskilled worker or a young person within the meaning of this Act, or
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(c) as to who is or was the employer of any insured person, or
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(d) as to the rate of weekly contribution to be paid under this Act in respect of an insured person,
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the question shall be decided by the Minister, but the Minister may, if he thinks fit, instead of himself deciding any such question, refer the question for decision to the High Court.
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(2) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Minister under this section may appeal from that decision to the High Court.
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(3) The Minister may, on new facts being brought to his notice, revise or reverse any decision given by him under this section, other than a decision against which an appeal is pending or as respects which the time for appealing has not expired, and an appeal shall lie against any such revised or reversed decision in the same manner as against an original decision.
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(4) The rules of court for regulating appeals and references to the High Court under sub-section (3) of section 10 of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1920, shall apply to appeals and references to the High Court under this section.
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(5) The Minister shall be entitled to appear and be heard on any appeal or reference under this section.
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(6) Notwithstanding anything in any Act an appeal or reference under this section shall be to a single judge of the High Court to be nominated by the Chief Justice for the purpose, and the decision of the High Court on an appeal or reference under this section shall be final and conclusive.
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(7) The Minister may by regulations prescribe the procedure to be followed on the consideration of questions to be decided by him under this Act.
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