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Summary:
The Commission, BOR and Umpires exercise administrative functions. They are not courts of law. The gathering of information is informal. Moreover, Boards and Umpires are not governed by the formalities of rules of evidence adopted by and imposed upon courts of law. Upheld by the FCA.
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| misconduct |
acts of violence |
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Summary:
Claimant denied the act of violence. However, the pointing of an open bladed knife with threatening words, whether serious or in jest, is disregard of a standard of behaviour the employer has a right to expect of an employee. That behaviour is manifestly an act of misconduct. Upheld by the FCA.
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errors in law |
rules of evidence |
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Summary:
The Commission, BOR and Umpires exercise administrative functions. They are not courts of law. The gathering of information is informal. Moreover, Boards and Umpires are not governed by the formalities of rules of evidence adopted by and imposed upon courts of law. Upheld by the FCA.
