Planning and Environment Court Act 2016
sec.7Jurisdiction
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sec.7 Jurisdiction
The P&E Court has jurisdiction given to it under any Act (each an enabling Act ). Various Acts give the P&E Court jurisdiction. However, under the Planning Act , chapter 6 and schedule 1 and part 4 of this Act, its main heads of jurisdiction are— appeals against decisions under the Planning Act (in this Act, called ‘Planning Act appeals’) appeals against decisions of tribunals established under the Planning Act , section 235 . For when courts have jurisdiction, see also the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 49A . Unless the Supreme Court decides a P&E Court decision or other matter under a relevant enabling Act is affected by jurisdictional error, the decision or matter is non-appealable, other than— under part 7 ; or under the relevant enabling Act. In this section— non-appealable , for a P&E Court decision or matter, means the decision or matter— is final and conclusive; and may not be challenged, appealed against, reviewed, quashed, set aside or called into question in any way in any court. (sec.7-ssec.1) The P&E Court has jurisdiction given to it under any Act (each an enabling Act ). Various Acts give the P&E Court jurisdiction. However, under the Planning Act , chapter 6 and schedule 1 and part 4 of this Act, its main heads of jurisdiction are— appeals against decisions under the Planning Act (in this Act, called ‘Planning Act appeals’) appeals against decisions of tribunals established under the Planning Act , section 235 . For when courts have jurisdiction, see also the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 49A . (sec.7-ssec.2) Unless the Supreme Court decides a P&E Court decision or other matter under a relevant enabling Act is affected by jurisdictional error, the decision or matter is non-appealable, other than— under part 7 ; or under the relevant enabling Act. (sec.7-ssec.3) In this section— non-appealable , for a P&E Court decision or matter, means the decision or matter— is final and conclusive; and may not be challenged, appealed against, reviewed, quashed, set aside or called into question in any way in any court.
- 1 Various Acts give the P&E Court jurisdiction. However, under the Planning Act , chapter 6 and schedule 1 and part 4 of this Act, its main heads of jurisdiction are— • appeals against decisions under the Planning Act (in this Act, called ‘Planning Act appeals’) • appeals against decisions of tribunals established under the Planning Act , section 235 .
- • appeals against decisions under the Planning Act (in this Act, called ‘Planning Act appeals’)
- • appeals against decisions of tribunals established under the Planning Act , section 235 .
- 2 For when courts have jurisdiction, see also the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 49A .
- • appeals against decisions under the Planning Act (in this Act, called ‘Planning Act appeals’)