Western Australian Current Acts

GUARDIANSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1990 - SECT 25A

25A .         Appeal from Tribunal’s decision relating to consent to performance of abortion

        (1)         A party to a proceeding for a decision of the State Administrative Tribunal under section 110ZND to consent or refuse consent to the performance of an abortion on a person may appeal from the decision.

        (2)         The appeal lies to the Court of Appeal.

        (3)         The appeal must be instituted —

            (a)         in accordance with the rules of the Supreme Court; and

            (b)         within the period of 2 days after the day on which the State Administrative Tribunal gives its reasons for the final decision under section 110ZND, unless the Court extends the period for making an application on the ground that there is good reason to allow it to be made outside that time.

        Note for this subsection:

                For the purposes of paragraph (b) — see the State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004 section 77 for the requirement for the State Administrative Tribunal to give its reasons for a final decision.

        (4)         The party instituting the appeal must notify the executive officer about the institution of the appeal, but the Tribunal is not a party to the appeal and nor is any member of the Tribunal.

        [Section 25A inserted: No. 20 of 2023 s. 32.]