26. Appeals on questions of law to High Court—(1) A person who is dissatisfied with a decision of the Supervisory Committee—
(a) Refusing an application for the issue or renewal of a licence; or
(b) Cancelling a licence,—
as being erroneous in law, may appeal to the [High Court] by way of case stated for the opinion of the Court on a question of law only.
(2) Repealed by s. 3 (4) of the Judicature Amendment Act 1991.
(3) Within 28 days after the date of the determination or decision, the appellant shall lodge a notice of appeal with the Secretary.
(4) Within 14 days after the lodging of the notice of appeal, or within such further time as the Chairman of the Supervisory Committee may in his discretion allow, the appellant shall state in writing and
lodge with the Secretary a case setting out the facts and the grounds of the determination or decision and specifying the question of law on which the appeal is made.
(5) As soon as practicable after the lodging of the case, the Secretary shall cause it to be submitted to the Chairman of the Supervisory Committee.
(6) The Chairman shall, as soon as practicable, and after hearing the applicant if he considers it necessary to do so, settle the case, sign it, and cause it to be sent to the Secretary. The settling and signing of the case shall be deemed to be the statement of the case by the Supervisory Committee.
[(7) The Secretary shall send the signed case to the proper office of the High Court, and shall make a copy available to the appellant.]
(8) If, within 14 days after the filing of the notice of appeal, or within such further time as may be allowed, the appellant does not lodge a case pursuant to subsection (4) of this section, the Chairman of the Supervisory Committee may certify that the appeal has not been prosecuted.
(9) The Court or a Judge thereof may in its or his discretion, on the application of the appellant or the intending appellant, extend any time prescribed or allowed under this section for the filing of a notice of appeal or the stating of any case.
Subs. (7) was substituted for the original subs. (7) by s. 3 (4) of the Judicature Amendment Act 1991.
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