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HEAR COMPLAINT [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-04-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Courts
- Maritime Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- naval court
1, record 1, English, naval%20court
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A court which may be summoned by the captain of H. M. ships on a foreign station, or by a consular officer... Its jurisdiction is to hear a complaint by the master, mate, or any seaman, or to investigate if the interest of an owner or cargo-owner required it, or if a British ship is wrecked, abandoned or lost... It is entirely different from a naval court-martial. 2, record 1, English, - naval%20court
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Any officer who commands a ship belonging to Her Majesty on any foreign station or any consular officer may hold such a court when a complaint which requires immediate investigation arises, when the owner’s interest in any Canadian ship or cargo seems to require it or when a Canadian ship is abandoned, wrecked or lost. 3, record 1, English, - naval%20court
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tribunaux
- Droit maritime
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cour navale
1, record 1, French, cour%20navale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tribunal maritime 2, record 1, French, tribunal%20maritime
federal act, masculine noun
- cour maritime 3, record 1, French, cour%20maritime
federal act, feminine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-05-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Courts
- Labour Law
- Social Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- jurisdiction on remedy
1, record 2, English, jurisdiction%20on%20remedy
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- jurisdiction over remedy 2, record 2, English, jurisdiction%20over%20remedy
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To refuse jurisdiction to hear this Complaint... This is not a tenable legal position as we point out later in these reasons when discussing jurisdiction over remedy. 2, record 2, English, - jurisdiction%20on%20remedy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tribunaux
- Droit du travail
- Droit social
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- compétence en matière de réparation
1, record 2, French, comp%C3%A9tence%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20de%20r%C3%A9paration
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-09-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Labour Relations
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- hear a complaint
1, record 3, English, hear%20a%20complaint
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Relations du travail
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- instruire une plainte
1, record 3, French, instruire%20une%20plainte
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- entendre une plainte 2, record 3, French, entendre%20une%20plainte
correct
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Conseil canadien des relations du travail. 3, record 3, French, - instruire%20une%20plainte
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-03-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- hear and determine the complaint
1, record 4, English, hear%20and%20determine%20the%20complaint
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminology used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. 2, record 4, English, - hear%20and%20determine%20the%20complaint
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- instruire la plainte
1, record 4, French, instruire%20la%20plainte
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminologie employée par Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada. 2, record 4, French, - instruire%20la%20plainte
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1986-03-21
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Courts
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- competent to hear a complaint
1, record 5, English, competent%20to%20hear%20a%20complaint
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Tribunaux
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- compétent à instruire une plainte
1, record 5, French, comp%C3%A9tent%20%C3%A0%20instruire%20une%20plainte
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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