Section 18

Except as provided in this section and sections 16 and 17, the decision of the Tribunal is final.

The applicant, the Commissioner on behalf of the applicant, a respondent, an approved person or organisation or any other affected party may appeal to the General Division of the High Court from the decision of the Tribunal upon any question of law or of mixed law and fact except in any case where the Tribunal has made the order with the consent of the parties, including a maintenance order made by the president or deputy president and deemed to be a maintenance order made by the Tribunal under section 5(3), unless it is alleged that the consent was obtained by means of fraud, duress, threat or misrepresentation.

The procedure governing any appeal to the General Division of the High Court is as provided for in the Family Justice Rules.

The General Division of the High Court has jurisdiction to hear and determine any appeal and may confirm, vary or annul the decision of the Tribunal on appeal and make such further or other order on such appeal, whether as to costs or otherwise, as the General Division of the High Court may consider fit.

An appeal against the decision of the General Division of the High Court on an appeal under subsection (2) may only be brought with the leave of the General Division of the High Court, and leave must not be granted unless —