(5) An appeal under this section—
- (a) must be in writing;
- (b) must specify the grounds on which it is made; and
- (c) must be made within the prescribed period after the appellant is notified of the Director’s decision or direction (as the case may be) that is appealed against.
(6) The Minister may reject an appeal of an appellant that fails to comply with subsection (5).
(7) After consideration of an appeal, the Minister may—
- (a) reject the appeal and confirm the Director’s decision or direction, as the case may be; or
- (b) allow the appeal and substitute or vary the Director’s decision or direction, as the case may be.
(8) The Minister’s decision on an appeal is final.
(9) Every appellant must be notified of the Minister’s decision under subsection (7).
(10) An appeal against the Director’s decision or direction, as the case may be—
- (a) does not affect the operation of the decision or direction (as the case may be) appealed against or prevent the taking of action to implement the decision or direction, as the case may be; and
- (b) unless otherwise directed by the Minister, the decision or direction (as the case may be) appealed against must be complied with until the determination of the appeal.
Appeal Advisory Board
49.—(1) The Minister may, before deciding an appeal under section 48, refer the appeal (called in this section the referred appeal) to an Appeal Advisory Board established under this section.
(2) The Appeal Advisory Board must submit to the Minister a written report on the referred appeal, and may include in that report any recommendations that the Board thinks fit.
