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GENE TECHNOLOGY (GM CROP MORATORIUM) ACT 2003 - SECT 17
Appeal to Supreme Court
17 Appeal to Supreme Court
(1) A person aggrieved by a direction given to the person under section 14 (2)
may appeal to the Supreme Court against the direction.
(2) An appeal under
this section must be made within 14 days of the direction being given to the
person or within such further period as the Supreme Court may allow in a
particular case.
(3) An appeal under this section can be made even if the
direction appealed against has already been executed.
(4) An appeal under
this section does not affect the direction appealed against until the Supreme
Court finally determines the appeal.
(5) On the hearing of an appeal, the
Supreme Court may do one or more of the following-- (a) make an order
reversing, affirming or amending the direction appealed against,
(b) remit
the matter back to the Minister for a direction by the Minister in accordance
with the order of the Court,
(c) make an order giving a direction that the
Minister could give under section 14 (2),
(d) despite section 33, make an
order awarding compensation against the Crown in accordance with subsection
(7),
(e) make such other order in relation to the appeal as the Court sees
fit.
(6) If the Supreme Court gives a direction that the Minister may give
under section 14 (2), the direction is taken to be a direction of the Minister
under that provision (other than for the purposes of an appeal under this
section).
(7) An award of compensation under this section may only be made in
relation to losses suffered directly by the person given the direction
appealed against and may only be made to the extent that the appeal is
successful.
(8) When awarding compensation under this section, the Supreme
Court cannot award exemplary or punitive damages or damages in the nature of
aggravated damages.
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