Clause 21

by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsections:“(1) A person aggrieved by —

any decision of the Authority in the exercise of any discretion vested in it by or under this Act, except for section 26(1) or 31(1A), (9) or (12);

anything contained in any code of practice or standard of performance issued or approved by the Authority under section 16;

any direction issued by the Authority under this Act; or

any notice issued by the Authority under section 5(2)(b),may, except where provision has been made under this Act for an appeal to be made to an Appeal Panel, appeal to the Minister, together with adequate details of the grounds for the appeal.(1A) Unless otherwise provided in this Act, an appeal under subsection (1) shall be lodged within 14 days of the receipt of the decision or direction of, or the issue or approval of the code of practice or standard of performance by, the Authority.(1B) Any person who has lodged an appeal under subsection (1) shall provide such information as may be required by the Minister in such manner and within such period as may be specified by the Minister.(1C) Unless —

otherwise provided in this Act; or

the appeal is against the imposition or the amount of a financial penalty,an appeal under subsection (1) shall not suspend the effect of the decision, direction, code of practice or standard of performance to which the appeal relates.”;

by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:“(2) Where the Minister considers that an appeal lodged under subsection (1) involves issues of such nature or complexity that it ought to be considered and determined by persons with particular technical or other specialised knowledge, he may, subject to section 65(1), establish by direction an Appeal Panel comprising one or more of such persons to consider and determine the appeal.”; and

by inserting, immediately after the words “code of practice” in subsection (3), the words “or standard of performance issued or”.