Real Estate Agents Act 2008

Complaints and discipline - Appeals against decisions of Tribunal

116A: Time for appeal to High Court

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"Appealing to the High Court: You have 20 working days to appeal a decision"

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You can appeal to the High Court within 20 working days of getting notice of a decision. The court must get your appeal in the correct manner. You can find the correct manner in the prescribed rules. If you are late, the court might still accept your appeal. This can happen if the court thinks there were exceptional circumstances. The court can accept a late appeal up to 60 working days after you got notice of the decision. The rules for appeals are set out in the legislation, which you can find on the Tribunals Powers and Procedures Legislation Act 2018 website. You can make an appeal to the High Court if you follow these rules. The court will look at your appeal if it is made on time or if there are exceptional circumstances.

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Part 4Complaints and discipline
Appeals against decisions of Tribunal

116ATime for appeal to High Court

  1. An appeal to the High Court must, subject to subsection (2), be made in the prescribed manner to the court within 20 working days after the day on which notice of the relevant decision is given to the appellant.

  2. The court may accept a late appeal no later than 60 working days after the day on which notice was given to the appellant if the court is satisfied that exceptional circumstances prevented the appeal from being made in time.

Notes
  • Section 116A: inserted, on , by section 249 of the Tribunals Powers and Procedures Legislation Act 2018 (2018 No 51).