CHAPLAIN'S COURT

the Chaplain (or the permanent or part time assisting arbiter) presides over all Court Hearings and renders judgement. The organization of this activity is similar to any civil proceedings and may, when conditions warrant have clerks and other personnel. The Court, may charge reasonable fees and has these as its statistic. Only civil matters may be heard or judged. All ethics matters must be referred to ethics. (HCO PL 5 Aug 66 II)

a hearing to resolve matters of dispute between individuals. A Chaplain's Court handles matters which are not ethics matters, but civil matters. —Intro to Scn Ethics Glossary (app. 14.7.90)