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Rule 170 Interpretation

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(1)

In the following provisions of this Part—

(a)

“appeal judge” means a judge of the court to whom an appeal is made;

(b)

“first instance judge” means the judge of the court from whose decision an appeal is brought;

(c)

“appellant” means the person who brings or seeks to bring an appeal;

(d)

“respondent” means—

(i)

a person other than the appellant who was a party to the proceedings before the first instance judge and who is affected by the appeal; or

(ii)

a person who is permitted or directed by the first instance judge or the appeal judge to be a party to the appeal.

(2)

In this Part, where the expression “permission” is used it means “permission to appeal” unless otherwise stated.