Section 162 — Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001: Appeal to High Court on question of law

162 Appeal to High Court on question of law (1) A party to an appeal who is dissatisfied with the decision of a District Court as being wrong in law may, with the leave of the District Court, appeal to the High Court. (2) The leave of the District Court must be sought within 21 days after the District Court's decision. (3) If the District Court refuses to grant leave, the High Court may grant special leave to appeal. (4) The special leave of the High Court must be sought within 21 days after the District Court refused leave. (5) The High Court Rules and sections 74 to 78 of the District Courts Act 1947 , with all necessary modifications, apply to an appeal under this section as if it were an appeal under section 72 of that Act. Section 162 was substituted, as from 24 November 2003, by section 4(1) Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 29). See section 4(2) of that Act as to applications for review made, and appeals filed, before 1 April 2002.