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Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025

Provision of water services: operational matters - Water services networks: connections - Internal reviews

157: Appeals to Court of Appeal or Supreme Court

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"Appealing a decision to a higher court: Court of Appeal or Supreme Court"

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If you are a party to an appeal under section 156, you can appeal to the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court. You can do this if you disagree with a decision made by the High Court on a question of law, but you need to get permission from the court you are appealing to.

The Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court has the same power to make a decision on your appeal as the High Court did.

When you appeal to the Supreme Court, there is a special rule that applies, which is found in section 75 of the Senior Courts Act 2016. This rule says that the Supreme Court can only hear your appeal directly if there are exceptional circumstances.

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157Appeals to Court of Appeal or Supreme Court

  1. A party to an appeal under section 156 may appeal to the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court against any determination of the High Court on a question of law arising in that appeal, with the leave of the court appealed to.

  2. The Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court hearing an appeal under this section has the same power to adjudicate on the appeal as the High Court had.

  3. Subsection (1) is subject to section 75 of the Senior Courts Act 2016 (which provides that the Supreme Court must not give leave to appeal directly to it against a decision made in a court other than the Court of Appeal unless it is satisfied that there are exceptional circumstances that justify taking the proposed appeal directly to the Supreme Court).