Section 39: Jurisdiction of Tribunal

39. Jurisdiction of Tribunal (1) The Tribunal shall hear and dispose of any appeal against a decision of the Authority regarding information and communication technologies. [Issue 1] I12 – 26 Revised Laws of Mauritius (2) No appeal shall lie against any decision made by the Tribunal following a settlement reached with the consent of the parties or their representatives. (3) Subject to subsection (4), every appeal under subsection (1) shall be lodged within a period of 21 days from the date of notification of the decision to the aggrieved person and it shall be in such form and be accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed. (4) The Tribunal may entertain an appeal after the expiry of the said period of 21 days if it is satisfied that there was sufficient cause for not lodging it within that period. (5) The Tribunal may. after giving the parties to the appeal an opportunity of being heard, pass such orders as it thinks fit, confirming, varying or setting aside the decision appealed against. (6) The Tribunal shall send a copy of every order made by it to the parties to the appeal and to the Authority. (7) Any appeal filed before the Tribunal under subsection (1) shall be dealt with by it as expeditiously as possible and the Tribunal shall endeavour to dispose of the appeal within 6 months from the date the appeal was lodged. (S. 38 came into operation on 1 December 2003.)