Section 100 — Appeal to Minister

(1)An appellant who is aggrieved by —

(a)an initial appealable decision affirmed on reconsideration under section 99 or a substitute appealable decision made on reconsideration under section 99; or

(b)an access blocking order or a payment blocking order that is confirmed or varied under section 119, may appeal to the Minister against the decision in accordance with this section.

(2)An appeal under this section must be in writing and specify the grounds on which it is made, and be made within 28 days after the date the decision appealed against is given to the appellant, or such longer period as the Minister may allow in any particular case for special reasons.

(3)The Minister may reject an appeal of an appellant who fails to comply with subsection (2).

(4)An appeal against an appealable decision does not affect the operation of the decision appealed against or prevent the taking of action to implement the decision, and unless otherwise directed by the Minister under this subsection, the decision appealed against must be complied with until the determination of the appeal.