25External and internal appeals

#### 25 External and internal appeals 25 External and internal appeals > > (1) An external or internal appeal (including, where required, an application for leave to appeal) may be made by lodging a notice of appeal. > > > (2) The notice of appeal must be— > > > > > (a) in or to the effect of the approved form, and > > > > > (b) duly completed, and > > > > > (c) lodged at the Registry, and > > > > > (d) accompanied by the applicable fee (if any) for the appeal. > > > (3) A notice of appeal need not specify the Division of the Tribunal (if any) to which the function of determining the appeal is allocated by the Act. However, if the appropriate Division is not specified or an incorrect Division is specified, a registrar may complete or alter the notice form accordingly. > > > (4) Unless the Tribunal grants an extension under section 41 of the Act, an external or internal appeal must be lodged— > > > > > (a) in the case where the enabling legislation specifies the period within which the appeal is to be made—within the period specified, or > > > > > (b) in the case of an internal appeal against a decision made in residential proceedings—within 14 days from the day on which the appellant was notified of the decision or given reasons for the decision (whichever is the later), or > > > > > (c) in any other case—within 28 days from the day on which the appellant was notified of the decision to be appealed or given reasons for the decision (whichever is the later). > > > (4A) For the purposes of subrule (4), the day on which reasons are given is the day on which reasons are first given, whether orally or in writing. > > > (5) An appellant who lodges a notice of appeal must serve on each respondent a sealed copy of the notice as soon as practicable after lodging the notice. > > **rule 25:** Am 2019 (496), cl 3(1).