48. Appeals to Minister

any refusal of the Director-General under section 11(1)(b) to grant on renewal the licensee’s licence;

any refusal of the Director-General under section 11B(1)(b) or 11D(1)(b) to grant an approval under section 11B or 11D, as the case may be;

any modification of a licence condition mentioned in section 14(5) and in respect of which the notice mentioned in section 14(2) was not given;

any regulatory action taken against the licensee under section 20(2)(b) or (3A);

any direction of the Director-General under section 23(2) to remove an individual from his or her appointment as a key appointment holder of the appellant;

any direction of the Director-General under section 24(9) to remove an individual from his or her appointment as the appellant’s Principal Officer or Clinical Governance Officer and replace that individual.

must be in writing;

must specify the grounds on which it is made; and

must be made within the prescribed period after the appellant is notified of the Director-General’s decision or direction (as the case may be) that is appealed against.

reject the appeal and confirm the Director-General’s decision or direction, as the case may be; or

allow the appeal and substitute or vary the Director-General’s decision or direction, as the case may be.

does not affect the operation of the decision or direction (as the case may be) appealed against or prevent the taking of action to implement the decision or direction, as the case may be; and

unless otherwise directed by the Minister, the decision or direction (as the case may be) appealed against must be complied with until the determination of the appeal.