Sub-Issue Detail for: Federal Court

Federal Courts:

There is no equivalent chapter in the Digest for this main issue.

There are two federal courts. One is the Federal Court which is a national trial court, hearing and deciding legal disputes arising in the federal domain. The second is the Federal Court of Appeal and is considered the third level of appeal under the EI legislation, the first being a board of referees and the second being an umpire.

Selected decisions are provided in the Index as interest to Commission decision makers, with regard to the role and jurisdiction of the two federal courts. Further information on the role of federal courts can be obtained by consulting the Jurisprudence Library, or the web sites for the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal.