Practice question
A valid agency rule expressly governs a particular motion. A party dislikes its procedure and invokes suppletory civil rules solely to replace it. Which is best?
- A mere preference does not establish a gap or authority to displace the applicable special rule
- Any party may replace agency rules unilaterally
- Every court rule automatically repeals every agency rule
- The agency must ignore its enabling law
- The party wins the merits automatically
Legal references
- 2025 NLRC Rules RuleI Section3, illustrating qualified supplementation: https://nlrc.dole.gov.ph/uploads/content/The%202025%20NLRC%20Rules%20of%20Procedure.pdf
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