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### 77G Appeals
> *\[Section 77G Inserted by No. 16 of 1995, s. 53 \]*
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> > (1) A medical practitioner or person may appeal to the Tribunal if the medical practitioner or person is aggrieved by –
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> > > > (a) the refusal of the Board to grant that medical practitioner or person accreditation; or
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> > > > (b) [*\[Section 77G Subsection (1) amended by No. 99 of 2000, s. 47, Applied:01 Jul 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-07-01/act-2000-099#GS47@Hpa@EN) . . . . . . . .
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> > > > (c) the revocation or suspension by the Board of the accreditation held by that medical practitioner or person.
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> > (2) An appeal under this section is to be instituted within a period of 14 days from –
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> > > > (a) in the case of an appeal against the refusal of the Board to grant accreditation, the service of a notice under [section 77C](#GS77C@EN) [(1)](#GS77C@Gs1@EN) ; and
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> > > > (b) [*\[Section 77G Subsection (2) amended by No. 99 of 2000, s. 47, Applied:01 Jul 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-07-01/act-2000-099#GS47@Hpb@EN) . . . . . . . .
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> > > > (c) in the case of an appeal against the revocation or suspension of an accreditation, the service of a notice under [section 77F](#GS77F@EN) [(1)](#GS77F@Gs1@EN) .
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> > (3) [*\[Section 77G Subsection (3) substituted by No. 99 of 2000, s. 47, Applied:01 Jul 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-07-01/act-2000-099#GS47@Hpc@EN) Where an appeal is brought under this section in respect of the revocation or suspension of an accreditation, the revocation or suspension does not have effect until the determination or abandonment of the appeal or until such later date as the Tribunal determines.
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> > (4) On an appeal under this section, the Tribunal (unless it dismisses the appeal) may, by order, quash the decision of the Board and direct the Board to take such action as the Tribunal considers necessary in the matter to which the appeal relates.
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> > (5) The Board is to comply with any order of the Tribunal under [subsection (4)](#GS77G@Gs4@EN) .
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> > (6) Subject to this section, an appeal under this section is to be instituted, heard and determined as prescribed.
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> > (7) [*\[Section 77G Subsection (7) amended by No. 33 of 2023, s. 36, Applied:27 Nov 2023\]*](/view/html/inforce/2023-11-27/act-2023-033#GS36@EN) The decision of the Tribunal on the hearing of an appeal under this section is final, and, subject to [section 136(1)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2020-024#GS136@Gs1@EN) of the [Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2020-024) , is not subject to appeal.