[blml] Alerting Rules [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[Wayne Burrows]

On 12/09/2007, richard.hills at immi.gov.au <richard.hills at immi.gov.au> wrote:
> Richard Hills:
> Stefanie Rohan:
>
> >I was wondering about this.  I would be very surprised if the L&EC heard
> >an appeal and made a decision without informing one of the pairs
> >involved.  But perhaps it did happen.
>
> Richard Hills:
>
> A National Authority can subtly exercise its Law 93C power.  It may
> decide to over-rule a flawed precedent set by an Appeals Committee, but
> at the same time decide to not over-rule the result set by the Appeals
> Committee, on the grounds that any change to the result is out of time.
>

That doesn't seem subtle to me.  It seems overtly abusive of the
appeal process.

If an appeal is to be heard I would have thought that as a minimum the
parties would be entitled to present a case.

Wayne