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LEGAL PROFESSION UNIFORM LAW (NSW) - SECT 247
Right of appeal against decision on claim
247 Right of appeal against decision on claim
(1) A claimant against the fidelity fund may appeal to the designated tribunal
against a decision of the fidelity authority-- (a) to wholly or partly
disallow a claim; or
(b) to reduce the amount allowed in respect of a claim--
but an appeal does not lie against a decision of the fidelity authority to
limit the amount payable, or to decline to pay an amount, under section 230 or
231.
(2) An appeal against a decision must be lodged within 30 days of
receiving written notice about the decision.
(3) On an appeal under this
section-- (a) the appellant must establish that the whole or part of the
amount sought to be recovered from the fidelity fund is not reasonably
available from other sources, unless the fidelity authority waives that
requirement; and
(b) the designated tribunal may, on application by the
fidelity authority, stay the appeal pending further action being taken to seek
recovery of the whole or part of that amount from other sources.
(4) The
designated tribunal may review the merits of the fidelity authority's decision
to the extent considered relevant by the tribunal.
(5) The designated
tribunal may-- (a) affirm the decision; or
(b) if satisfied that the reasons
for varying or setting aside the fidelity authority's decision are
sufficiently cogent to warrant doing so-- (i) vary the decision; or
(ii) set
aside the decision and make a decision in substitution for the decision set
aside; or
(iii) set aside the decision and remit the matter for
reconsideration by the fidelity authority in accordance with any directions or
recommendations of the tribunal.
(6) The designated tribunal may make other
orders as it thinks fit.
(7) No order for costs is to be made on an appeal
under this section unless the designated tribunal is satisfied that an order
for costs should be made in the interests of justice.
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