Section 61
Appeal to Minister
(1)
A person aggrieved by -
(a)
any decision of the Authority in the exercise of any discretion vested in it by or under this Act;
(b)
anything contained in any code of practice or standard of performance issued or approved by the Authority under section 13; or
(c)
any direction issued by the Authority under this Act, may appeal to the Minister, together with adequate details of the grounds for the appeal.
(2)
Unless otherwise provided in this Act, an appeal under subsection (1) shall be lodged within 14 days of the receipt of the decision or direction of, or the issue or approval of the code of practice or standard of performance by, the Authority.
(3)
Any person who has lodged an appeal under subsection (1) shall provide such information as may be required by the Minister in such manner and within such period as may be specified by the Minister.
(4)
Unless -
(a)
otherwise provided in this Act; or
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(b)
the appeal is against the imposition or the amount of a financial penalty,
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an appeal under subsection (1) shall not suspend the effect of the decision, direction, code of practice or standard of performance to which the appeal relates.
(5)
The Minister may determine an appeal under this section by confirming, varying or reversing any decision or direction of the Authority or by amending any code of practice or standard of performance issued or approved by the Authority.
(6)
The decision of the Minister shall be final.
Service of documents 62.
(1)
Any notice, order or document required or authorised by this Act to be given or served on any person. and any summons issued by a court in connection with any offence under this Act may be served on the person -
(a)
by delivering it to him or to some adult member or employee of his family at his last known place of residence;
(b)
by leaving it at his usual or last known place of residence or business in an envelope addressed to him;
(c)
by affixing it to some conspicuous part of his last known place of residence;
(d)
by sending it by registered post addressed to him at his usual or last known place of residence or business; or
(e)
where the person to be served is a body corporate -
(i)
by delivering it to the secretary or other like officer of the body corporate at its registered or principal office; or
(ii)
by sending it by registered post addressed to the body corporate at its registered or principal office.
(2)
Any notice, order, document or summons sent by registered post to 0
any person in accordance with subsection (1) is deemed to be duly served on
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the person at the time when the notice, order, document or summons would, in the ordinary course of post. be delivered and in proving service of the notice, order, document or summons, it shall be suficient to prove that the envelope containing the same was properly addressed, stamped and posted by registered post.