If you are a party to an appeal under section 532A, you can appeal to the High Court. You can only appeal if you think the District Court made a mistake about the law. The High Court will look at whether the District Court got the law right or not.

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Crime and justice > Courts and legal help

532B: Orders as to publication of names, or

"The court can stop people from sharing someone's name or private details in certain cases."

533: Involvement in contraventions, or

"Helping someone do something wrong is against the law"

Part 8Enforcement, liability, and appeals
Appeals

532CAppeal on question of law

A party to an appeal under section 532A may appeal to the High Court against a decision of the District Court on a question of law only.

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Notes

Section 532C: inserted, on 15 March 2021, by section 46 of the Financial Services Legislation Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 8).