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Maritime Transport Act 1994

General offences and provisions in relation to offences and appeals under this Act - Rights of appeal

424: Rights of appeal

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"Appealing a Decision: Your Right to Have a Say"

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You can appeal to the District Court if another part of this Act says you have the right to appeal a decision. You can appeal against a decision that affects you. The owner of a ship or other property can appeal a decision that affects their property. You are the owner of a ship or other property if you own it for the purposes of the part of this Act that gives you the right to appeal. The District Court will hear your appeal. You can appeal if another section of this Act says you can. If you are appealing a decision, you must follow the rules in this part of the Act. The rules say who can appeal and how to appeal. You can find more information about the rules in other parts of this Act.

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Part 28General offences and provisions in relation to offences and appeals under this Act
Rights of appeal

424Rights of appeal

  1. Where any other section of this Act provides that any person has a right of appeal under this section against a decision in respect of that person, that person may appeal to the District Court against that decision in accordance with this Part.

  2. It is hereby declared that the exercise of any power conferred on the Director by any section that confers a right of appeal of the kind referred to in subsection (1) is, except where that section specifies that the right of appeal applies to a particular decision or decisions, a decision in respect of a person within the meaning of that section and may be appealed against under this section.

  3. The owner of a ship, offshore installation, pipeline, maritime product, marine protection product, or other real or personal property shall, for the purposes of exercising a right of appeal under this section, be the person who is the owner of the ship, offshore installation, pipeline, maritime product, marine protection product, or other real or personal property for the purposes of that Part which contains the section giving rise to the right of appeal.

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  • Section 424(1): amended, on , by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).