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Incorporated Societies Act 2022

Register, regulations, amendments, and other miscellaneous provisions - Register of incorporated societies - Appeals against Registrar’s decisions

249: Appeals against Registrar’s decisions

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"Challenging the Registrar's Decisions: How to Appeal"

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You can appeal to the District Court if you are unhappy with a decision made by the Registrar under the Incorporated Societies Act 2022. You must do this within 28 working days of being told about the decision, or within any extra time the court allows. The District Court can then decide to agree with the Registrar's decision or give new directions. You cannot appeal against some of the Registrar's decisions, such as those made under subpart 1, 2, or 4 of Part 4. You also cannot appeal against decisions made under section 215(1)(a), 216(1)(d), 221, 222, or 224. The District Court will hear your appeal and make a decision.

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Part 6Register, regulations, amendments, and other miscellaneous provisions
Register of incorporated societies: Appeals against Registrar’s decisions

249Appeals against Registrar’s decisions

  1. A person who is aggrieved by an act or a decision of the Registrar under this Act may appeal to the District Court within 28 working days after the date of notification of the act or decision, or within any further time that the court may allow.

  2. On hearing the appeal, the District Court may approve the Registrar's act or decision or may give any directions or make any determination in the matter that the court thinks fit.

  3. Despite subsection (1), there is no appeal against an act or a decision of the Registrar under—

  4. subpart 1, 2, or 4 of Part 4 (for example, there is no appeal against the Registrar’s decision on whether or not to make an application under any of those subparts):
    1. section 215(1)(a), 216(1)(d), 221, 222, or 224.

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