129Applications for appeals and reviews

#### 129 Applications for appeals and reviews 129 Applications for appeals and reviews > > (1) This rule applies to the following applications— > > > > > (a) an appeal against a medical assessment under section 327 of the 1998 Act, > > > > > (b) an application to refer a medical assessment to a review panel under section 63 of the MAC Act, > > > > > (c) an application to refer a decision of a single merit reviewer to a review panel under section 7.15 of the MAI Act, > > > > > (d) an application to refer a medical assessment to a review panel under section 7.26 of the MAI Act, > > > > > (e) an appeal against a medical assessment under the [Police Regulation 2025](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2025-0677), section 147. > > > (2) An application is to be made by lodging an application in the approved form. > > > > Note— > > > > Rule 133A makes further provision about the time by which an application referred to in subrule (1)(b)–(d) must be lodged. > > > (3) The applicant must, within 7 days of lodging the application, serve a sealed copy of the application on the other parties. > > > (4) The respondent may lodge and serve a sealed copy of the reply in the approved form within— > > > > > (a) for an application specified in subrule (1)(a), (b), (d) or (e)—21 days of being served with the application, or > > > > > (b) for an application specified in subrule (1)(c)—14 days of being served with the application. > > > (5) If the President, a merit reviewer or a court refers a medical dispute, which has previously been assessed, for review by a panel under the MAC Act or the MAI Act, both parties are taken to be respondents and may lodge a reply within 21 days of the date on which the referral was made. > > **rule 129:** Am 2022 (170), Sch 1\[17\]; 2025 (708), Sch 1\[26\] \[27\]; 2026 (116), Sch 1.2\[9\].