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Under section 66 of the Labour Relations Act 1996 (click here), a sitting of the Industrial Relations Court on points of both law and fact is constituted by the Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson  and a member panelist from the most represented employees union and a member panelist from the most represented employers union.

Further the Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson or Registrar of the Industrial Relations Court do have jurisdiction to mediate over labour and employment disputes at prehearing conferences as stipulated under Rule 13 of the Industrial Relations Court Rules 1999(click here)

Matters at the Industrial Relations Court are heard primarily at the Principal Registry, Blantyre and Lilongwe Registry, Lilongwe. The Industrial Relatiosn Court does go on circuit in high employment prevalent districts such as Chikwawa, Mulanje, Zomba, and Thyolo in the Southern Region and Dowa, Salima, Kasungu, Nkhotakota, Mchinji in the Central Region and Mzuzu, Karonga, Rumphi in the Northern Region.

To view matters listed for full hearing and or prehearing conferences click Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and Registrar of the Industrial Relations Court.