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Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)

Rules for the Conduct of Proceedings in the Labour Court

16. Default judgments

 

1) If no response has been delivered within the prescribed time period or any extended period granted by the court within which to deliver a response, the registrar must, on notice to the parties, enroll a matter for judgment by default.

 

2) Subrule (1) does not apply if the party initiating the proceedings instructs the registrar not to enroll the matter for judgment by default.

 

3) If a matter has been enrolled for default judgment, the person initiating the proceedings may request the registrar to have the matter removed from the roll if the matter has been settled or an extension of time has been granted.

 

4) If the registrar receives a request in terms of subrule (3), the registrar must remove the matter from the roll.