Clause 16

Any person who is aggrieved by a decision of the Director‑General under this Act or any regulations made under this Act may appeal to the Minister against the decision in accordance with this section.(2) An appeal under this section must be made in writing within 14 days after the date the decision appealed against is served, and must provide adequate details of the grounds for the appeal.(3) The Minister may reject an appeal of an appellant who fails to comply with subsection (2).(4) The Minister may determine an appeal by —

confirming, varying or reversing the Director‑General’s decision appealed against; or

requiring the Director‑General to reconsider the decision.(5) The Minister’s decision on an appeal is final.(6) Every appellant must be notified of the Minister’s decision under subsection (4).(7) Unless the Minister directs otherwise, an appeal against a decision mentioned in subsection (1) does not affect the operation of the decision appealed against or prevent the taking of action to implement the decision, and the decision appealed against must be complied with until the determination of the appeal.Designation of others to hear appeals39B.—

The Minister may designate a Second Minister, Minister of State or Parliamentary Secretary to hear and determine, in the Minister’s place, any appeal or a specific appeal under section 39A; and any reference in that section or section 3(2)(s) to the Minister includes a reference to the Second Minister, Minister of State or Parliamentary Secretary so designated for that appeal.(2) In this section —“Minister of State” means a Minister of State or Senior Minister of State assisting the Minister on matters within the purposes of this Act;“Parliamentary Secretary” includes a Senior Parliamentary Secretary appointed to assist the Minister in the discharge of the Minister’s duties and functions under this Act;“Second Minister” means the Second Minister to the Minister, if any.”.