(1) A party concerned may appeal to the Tribunal from a recommendation of a rights commissioner in relation to a claim for redress under this Act and the Tribunal shall hear the parties and any evidence relevant to the appeal tendered by them and shall make a determination in relation to the appeal.
(2) An appeal under this section shall be initiated by a party by giving, within 6 weeks of the date on which the recommendation to which it relates was given to the parties concerned, a notice in writing (containing such particulars (if any) as may be specified in regulations under section 17 of this Act for the purposes of section 8(8) thereof) to the Tribunal and stating the intention of the party concerned to appeal against the recommendation and a copy of the notice shall be given to the other party concerned by the Tribunal as soon as may be after the receipt by it of the notice.