Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

157A.   Right of appeal

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    (1)   An interested person who is aggrieved by a decision or action of the Commission or of the Disciplinary Committee may appeal to the High Court within 30 days of the decision or action where:

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      (a)     the decision of the Commission or the Disciplinary Committee was based on an error of law or a misrepresentation of this Act or the Regulations made under this Act;

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      (b)     the Disciplinary Committee misdirected or misconducted itself contrary to the rules of natural justice; or

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      (c)     the decision of the Disciplinary Committee was against the weight of the evidence.

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    (2)   The interested person may within the time stipulated in subsection (1) appeal to the High Court by serving a written notice of appeal on the Commission or Disciplinary Committee.

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    (3)   A written notice of appeal, other than in respect of costs, only shall set out each charge relevant to the appeal, the ground of appeal in relation to each charge and a brief statement of the matters relied on in respect of each ground.

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    (4)   An appeal shall be written submissions of the interested person and the Commission or the Disciplinary Committee.

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    (5)   After considering the written submissions of the interested person and the Commission or the Disciplinary Committee, the High Court may confirm, reverse or vary the decision of the Commission or the Disciplinary Committee and may make any order which the Commission or the Disciplinary Committee could have made.

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    (6)   For the purposes of this section an interested person refers to a person having a right, claim, legal share, duty or liability connected with the subject matter of a decision or action referred to in subsection (1).

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    (Inserted by Act 12 of 2007)