From the planned effective date, all relevant non-litigation cases, which would currently require the issuing of legal proceedings, will be subject to mandatory referral to the board before they can proceed to adversarial litigation. If the respondent wishes to dispute legal issues or has reservations about the genuineness of the claim, the board will immediately issue an authorisation for the claimant to proceed to litigation, if he or she wishes to pursue the matter further. At the end of the PIAB process, the parties are entitled to reject the award if they consider that they would secure a more favourable outcome through the court system.