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335: Procedure on appeal
or “This explains how appeals are handled, like a new hearing where the decision can be changed”

You could also call this:

“The final say on the appeal belongs to the appeal authority, with one exception.”

When someone makes an appeal under this part of the law, the decision made by the appeal authority is final. This means you can’t challenge or change it. However, there is one exception to this rule. If the situation falls under section 340, then the decision might not be final. In all other cases, once the appeal authority has made its decision, that’s the end of the matter and you have to accept it.

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Next up: 337: Appeal authority may refer matter back for reconsideration

or “The people who decide appeals can ask the first decision-maker to think about their choice again and give them instructions on how to do it.”

Part 4 Regulation of building practitioners
Licensing and disciplining of building practitioners: Appeal from decisions

336Appeal authority's decision final

  1. Except as provided in section 340, the decision of the appeal authority on an appeal under this subpart is final.