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331: Time in which appeal must be brought
or “You need to tell the court you want to appeal within 20 working days, but you can ask for more time if needed.”
You could also call this:

“Explains how to start an appeal by telling the right people in writing”

If you want to appeal a decision, you have two ways to do it. You can write a notice to the Board and send it to them. Or you can go to the District Court and file a notice of appeal. If you choose the District Court, you need to follow their rules for how to do it. It’s important to remember that you must use one of these two methods to start your appeal.

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or “You must be told about your right to disagree with a decision and how long you have to do it.”
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332Method of bringing appeal

  1. An appeal—

  2. must be brought to the Board by notice in writing to the Board; or
    1. must be brought to the District Court by way of notice of appeal in accordance with the rules of court.