Radiocommunications Act 1989

General provisions - Appeals

69: Court may refer appeals back for reconsideration

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"The High Court can send an appeal back to be reconsidered to make sure the decision is fair."

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You can appeal a decision, but the High Court can send it back to be looked at again. The Court can ask the Registrar to reconsider the whole decision or just part of it. The Court will tell the Registrar why it is sending the decision back. You will be told the reasons why the Court is sending the decision back. The Court will also give the Registrar instructions on what to do next. The Registrar will think about what the Court said when looking at the decision again. The Registrar will look at the decision again and think about what the Court said. The Registrar will also follow the Court's instructions when making a new decision. This helps make sure the decision is fair and correct.

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Part 8General provisions
Appeals

69Court may refer appeals back for reconsideration

Notwithstanding anything in section 68, the High Court may, in any case, instead of determining any appeal under that section, direct the Registrar to reconsider, either generally or in respect of any specified matters, the whole or any part of the matter to which the appeal relates.
In giving any direction under this section, the court shall—
advise the Registrar of its reasons for doing so; and
give to the Registrar such directions as it thinks just concerning the reconsideration or otherwise of the whole or any part of the matter that is referred back for reconsideration.

In reconsidering the matter so referred back, the Registrar shall have regard to the court's reasons for giving a direction under subsection (1), and to the court's directions under subsection (2).