Residential Tenancy Act 1997
48JAppeal from orders of Commissioner
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48J Appeal from orders of Commissioner
[Section 48J Inserted by No. 49 of 2003, s. 19, Applied:25 Aug 2004]
(1) A person who is aggrieved by an order made by the Commissioner made under section 48I may appeal to the Court within 7 days after receiving notice of that order.
(2) The appeal is to be by way of rehearing and the Court may –
(a) confirm the order of the Commissioner and direct that the order is to take effect from a specified date; or
(b) set aside the order of the Commissioner; or
(c) set aside the order of the Commissioner and substitute another order that the Commissioner could have made.
(3) The appeal is to be heard as a minor civil claim under the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Act 1992 and, subject to this section, is to be instituted, heard and determined as prescribed.