Community Disputes Resolution (Appeals under Section 13W) Regulations 2025

These Regulations are the Community Disputes Resolution (Appeals under Section 13W) Regulations 2025 and come into operation on 24 March 2025.

In these Regulations —“abatement order” means an abatement order issued under section 13L of the Act;“appellant” means an individual making an appeal against an abatement order;“identity particulars” means —

the full name, and the number of the passport or other identity document, of an individual; and

the nationality of the individual;“residential address” has the meaning given by section 13ZC(6) of the Act.

Every appeal —

must be made only by the following means:

by sending the appeal by email to the email address specified for this purpose in the abatement order appealed against;

by sending the appeal by post to the address specified for this purpose in the abatement order appealed against; (b)must be made within the time delimited by section 13W(1) of the Act;

must state the identity particulars, contact number and residential address, and where available, the email address, of the appellant making the appeal; and

must —

state the case reference number of the abatement order appealed against;

state the aspects of the abatement order that the appellant is appealing against;

state the grounds of the appeal; and

contain documents or evidence in support of the grounds of the appeal.

For the purposes of deciding an appeal, the Minister may request the appellant to do all or any of the following that may be necessary to decide the appeal:

give additional information to the Minister within the time specified in the request;

produce to the Minister, within the time specified in the request, any document, record or other thing in the custody or under the control of the appellant.

For the purposes of deciding an appeal, the Minister may also make any inquiries that the Minister considers necessary.

For the purposes of deciding an appeal, the Minister may request the appellant to do all or any of the following that may be necessary to decide the appeal:

give additional information to the Minister within the time specified in the request;

produce to the Minister, within the time specified in the request, any document, record or other thing in the custody or under the control of the appellant.

For the purposes of deciding an appeal, the Minister may also make any inquiries that the Minister considers necessary.

The Minister may refuse any appeal —

that is incomplete or not made in accordance with these Regulations; or

if the appellant fails to comply with the Minister’s request for any information, document, record or other thing under regulation 4(1).

The Minister may disregard any information, document, record or other thing given to the Minister after the expiry of the time limit for the giving of the information, document, record or other thing.

The Minister may refuse any appeal —

that is incomplete or not made in accordance with these Regulations; or

if the appellant fails to comply with the Minister’s request for any information, document, record or other thing under regulation 4(1).

The Minister may disregard any information, document, record or other thing given to the Minister after the expiry of the time limit for the giving of the information, document, record or other thing.

When the Minister has made a decision under section 13W(3) of the Act regarding an appeal, the Minister must without delay give written notice of the Minister’s decision to the appellant.

An appellant may withdraw the appellant’s appeal at any time before the Minister makes a decision under section 13W(3) of the Act in respect of the appeal.