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High Court of Tanzania

This is the second level in the Judiciary justice delivery hierarchy. It has both appellate and original powers on civil and criminal matters. It also hears appeals from the Courts of Resident Magistrate, the District Courts, and the District Land and Housing Tribunals in exercise of their original, appellate and/or revisional jurisdiction. The High Court is divided into Zones and specialized Divisions.

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24 Kivukoni Road, P O Box: S.L.P. 9004

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May 2015
Shabani Kisyeri vs China Henan International Cooperation Co. Ltd (CHICO) (DC Civil Appeal No. 15 of 2010) [2015] TZHC 3456 (28 May 2015) Post-2006 ELRA vested exclusive CMA jurisdiction over labour disputes; lower courts lacked jurisdiction and appeal was dismissed. Labour law – Employment and Labour Relations Act 2004 – commencement 20 December 2006 – effect on jurisdiction. Jurisdiction – exclusive jurisdiction of the Commission for Mediation and Arbitration (CMA) over labour disputes – District and Resident Magistrate's Courts lack jurisdiction post-commencement. Procedural law – referrals by Regional Labour Officer do not confer jurisdiction upon courts lacking statutory competence. Transitional/limitation issues – filing after commencement of new law does not preserve jurisdiction in lower courts.	28 May 2015

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May 2015

Shabani Kisyeri vs China Henan International Cooperation Co. Ltd (CHICO) (DC Civil Appeal No. 15 of 2010) [2015] TZHC 3456 (28 May 2015)

Post-2006 ELRA vested exclusive CMA jurisdiction over labour disputes; lower courts lacked jurisdiction and appeal was dismissed.

Labour law – Employment and Labour Relations Act 2004 – commencement 20 December 2006 – effect on jurisdiction. Jurisdiction – exclusive jurisdiction of the Commission for Mediation and Arbitration (CMA) over labour disputes – District and Resident Magistrate's Courts lack jurisdiction post-commencement. Procedural law – referrals by Regional Labour Officer do not confer jurisdiction upon courts lacking statutory competence. Transitional/limitation issues – filing after commencement of new law does not preserve jurisdiction in lower courts.

28 May 2015