Employment Equality Act, 1977

Investigation of disputes by Court.

21.—(1) A person or (in the case of a reference under section 20) the Minister may appeal to the Court against a recommendation under section 19 or may appeal to the Court for a determination that the recommendation has not been implemented.

(2) The Court shall hear and determine an appeal under this section and shall convey its determination—

(a) in the case of a reference under section 19, to the parties, or

(b) in the case of a reference under section 20, to the Minister and such person or persons as appear to the Court to be concerned.

(3) (a) A hearing under this section shall be held in private, but the Court shall, if requested to do so by a party to the dispute or a person referred to in section 20, hold the hearing in public.

(b) Where a hearing under this section is being held in public the Court may, if it is satisfied that any part of the hearing concerns a matter that should, in the interests of any party to the dispute, or of a person referred to in section 20 be treated as confidential, hold that part of the hearing in private.

(c) Sections 14 and 21 of the Act of 1946 shall apply to an appeal under this section.

(d) An appeal under this section shall be lodged in the Court not later than 42 days after the date of the relevant recommendation under section 19 and the notice shall specify the grounds of the appeal.

(4) A party to a dispute determined by the Court under subsection (2) or, in the case of such a determination in a matter referred under section 20, the Minister or a person concerned may appeal to the High Court on a point of law.