10Lodgement of notice of appeal

10 Lodgement of notice of appeal

10 Lodgement of notice of appeal

(1) For the Act, section 18(1)(a), a person may appeal against a decision specified in the Act, section 15A by lodging a notice of appeal with the Secretary within—

(a) 7 days after being notified of the appellable decision, or

(b) a longer period granted by the Tribunal on the application of the person.

(2) The notice of appeal must be in the approved form.

(3) If the decision appealed against was made as a result of a hearing or inquiry, the person may request that the Secretary give the person a transcript of the evidence given at the hearing or inquiry, if available.

(4) The Secretary must comply with a request made under subsection (3) as soon as practicable.

(5) An application for an extension of time for lodging a notice of appeal made under subsection (1)(b) must be—

(a) in the approved form, and

(b) given to the Secretary.

(6) The Tribunal may only grant an extension of time for lodging a notice of appeal under this section if satisfied it is appropriate to do so because special or exceptional circumstances exist.