New South Wales Consolidated Acts

APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINEESHIP ACT 2001 - SECT 55

55 Appeals to Industrial Relations Commission

(1) An appeal from a decision of the Appeal Panel may be made to the Industrial Relations Commission in Court Session (the "Commission"), but only by leave of the Commission.

(2) An application for leave to appeal under this section must be made within 6 months after the appellant is notified of the Appeal Panel’s determination or within such further period as the Commission allows.

(3) In dealing with the appeal, the Commission:

(a) may exercise any function that could have been exercised by the Appeal Panel in making the determination the subject of the appeal, and

(b) is not bound by the rules of evidence, but may inform itself in any manner it thinks fit.

(4) The decision of the Commission is final and is to be given effect to as if it were the decision of the person or body in respect of whose decision, determination, action or failure to act the appeal has been made.