5Manner of appealing to medical referee

5 Manner of appealing to medical referee

(1)  For the purposes of section 32(1) of the Act, an appeal to a medical referee against a certificate is to –

(a) be in writing; and

(b) be addressed to the Secretary; and

(c) specify –

(i) the name and address of the appellant; and

(ii) the name of the medical officer who gave the certificate; and

(iii) the date on which the certificate, that is the subject of the appeal, was given; and

(iv) the grounds of the appeal.

(2)  On receiving an appeal under section 32(1) of the Act, the Secretary is to –

(a) refer it to a medical referee; and

(b) inform the appellant of the name of the medical referee to whom the appeal is referred.

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 17 August 2016

These regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.