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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT 1984 - SECT 98A

98A—Appeals

        (1)         A right of appeal lies to the Supreme Court against—

            (a)         a decision by the Tribunal on an application for the grant, renewal or revocation of an exemption; or

            (b)         a decision or order made by the Tribunal in proceedings under this Part.

        (2)         An appeal under this section may be made by a party to the proceedings to which the appeal relates.

        (3)         The following provisions operate in connection with the application of section 71 of the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 in relation to an appeal under this section:

            (a)         section 71(2), (2a) and (3a) of the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 do not apply;

            (b)         if the reasons of the Tribunal were not given in writing at the time of the making of a decision or order and the appellant then requested the Tribunal to state its reasons in writing, the time for instituting the appeal under section 71 of the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 runs from the time when the written statement of those reasons is given to the appellant;

            (c)         an appeal under this section must be conducted as a review of the decision or order of the Tribunal;

            (d)         the Supreme Court may, on the hearing of an appeal, exercise 1 or more of the following powers:

                  (i)         affirm, vary or quash the decision or order appealed against, or substitute, or make in addition, a decision or order that should have been made in the first instance;

                  (ii)         remit the subject matter of the appeal to the Tribunal for further hearing or consideration or for rehearing;

                  (iii)         make any order as to costs or any other matter that the justice of the case requires.



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