[Part D does not apply to arbitrations in respect of failure to comply with the provisions of a collective agreement in terms of section 33A(4) of the Labour Relations Act, 1995]
| (1) | A party may request the Council to arbitrate a dispute by delivering a document in the form of Annexure LRA7.13 ("the referral document"). |
| (2) | The referring party must— |
| (a) | sign the referral document in accordance with rule 3; |
| (b) | attach to the referral document written proof that the referral document was, served on the other parties to the dispute in accordance with rule 5; and |
| (c) | if the referral document is served out of time, attach an application for condonation in accordance with rule 8. |
| (3) | The Council must refuse to accept a referral document until sub rule (2) has been complied with. |
| (4) | This rule does not apply to con-arb proceedings held in terms of section 191(5A). |
