SRA Handbook

Appeals

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Regulation 16: Appeals

16.1

Any person who is aggrieved because:

(a)

the SRA has removed his or her name from the roll;

(b)

the SRA refused to remove his or her name from the roll; or

(c)

the SRA refused to change his or her name on the roll

may appeal to the High Court under this regulation.

16.2

Any person aggrieved by the SRA's refusal to restore his or her name to the roll under regulation 8 may appeal to the High Court under section 8(4) of the SA.

16.3

A person must invoke the SRA's own appeals procedure before appealing to the High Court under this regulation, and may invoke the SRA's own appeals procedure before appealing to the High Court under section 8(4) of the SA.

16.4

Appeals under the SRA's own appeals procedure must be commenced within 28 days of notification of the SRA's initial decision.

16.5

Unless otherwise provided in rules of Court or in the relevant decision, an appeal to the High Court must be commenced within 21 days after the date of the relevant decision, whether that is the SRA's initial decision or a decision under the SRA's own appeals procedure.

16.6

Under sections 8(4B) and 28(3F) of the SA the decision of the High Court is final.