s 44B Appeal against award of compensation
44B.—(1) Any person interested who is aggrieved by an award of compensation made under section 43(4)(a) (called in this section the appellant) may appeal to the Board —(a) by lodging with the Registrar of the Board, within 28 days after receiving the notice of the award mentioned in section 43(4)(b), a written notice of appeal in duplicate; (b) by depositing or authorising the Collector to deposit with the Accountant‑General within 28 days after receiving the notice of the award mentioned in section 43(4)(b), the lower of the following sums if the requirement for a deposit is not waived by the Collector:(i) a sum equal to one‑third of the amount of the award; (ii) $5,000; and (c) by lodging with the Registrar of the Board, within 28 days after receiving from the Collector the grounds of the award mentioned in subsection (2), a petition of appeal in duplicate containing a statement of the grounds of appeal.[12/2015] (2) After a notice of appeal under subsection (1) is lodged, the following steps must be taken:(a) first, the Registrar of the Board must forthwith forward a copy of the notice of appeal to the Collector; (b) secondly, the Collector must lodge with the Registrar of the Board the Collector’s grounds of award; (c) thirdly, the Registrar of the Board must —(i) deliver or tender a copy of those grounds of award to the appellant; or (ii) send by registered post a copy of those grounds of award to the appellant.[12/2015] (3) The decision of the Board on appeal is final.[12/2015] (4) In determining the amount of compensation for an item of loss, damage or cost set out in the first column of the Schedule, the Board —(a) must assess compensation on the basis of the matters specified opposite in the second column of the Schedule; and (b) must not take into consideration any of the matters specified in section 43(3).[12/2015] (5) Sections 23(3) and (4), 24, 25, 26, 27, 31 and 32 apply (so far as relevant) to an appeal under this section with such prescribed exceptions, modifications and adaptations as the differences between an appeal under this section and an appeal under section 23 require.[12/2015]