DISTRICT COURT ACT 1973 - SECT 142N
Appeal to Court of Appeal on question of law
DISTRICT COURT ACT 1973 - SECT 142N
Appeal to Court of Appeal on question of law
142N Appeal to Court of Appeal on question of law
(1) If a party to any proceedings before the Court in its compensation
jurisdiction is aggrieved by an award of the Court in point of law or on a
question as to the admission or rejection of evidence, that party may appeal
to the Court of Appeal.
(2) The Court of Appeal may, on the hearing of any
appeal under this section, remit the matter to the District Court in its
compensation jurisdiction for determination by that Court in accordance with
any decision of the Court of Appeal and may make such other order in relation
to the appeal as the Court of Appeal sees fit.
(3) A decision of the Court of
Appeal on an appeal under this section is binding on the District Court and on
all the parties to the proceedings in respect of which the appeal was made.
(4) The following appeals under this section may be made only by leave of
the Court of Appeal--
(a) an appeal from an interlocutory decision,
(b) an
appeal from a decision as to costs only,
(c) an appeal from a final decision
or award, other than an appeal that involves (directly or indirectly) a claim
for, or a question relating to, an amount of $20,000 or more,
(d) an appeal
from a decision or award made with the consent of the parties.
