16. Appeal to Circuit Court
The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 22C (inserted by section 15):
"22D.
(1) A person the subject of a decision under section 22A(3)(b)(i) or (ii) may, not later than 30 days beginning on the date of the notification of the decision under section 22A(6), appeal to the Court against the decision by notice in writing specifying the grounds of appeal.
(2) The Court shall dismiss an appeal if it is of the opinion that the appeal is vexatious, frivolous, an abuse of process or without substance or foundation.
(3) The Court may, on the hearing of an appeal under subsection (1), consider whether -
(a) the Commission in making its decision committed a serious or significant error of law or fact, or a series of minor errors of law or fact which when taken together amount to a serious or significant error,
(b) the Commission complied with fair procedures in making its decision, and
(c) the sanction imposed by the Commission was appropriate and proportionate.
(4) In considering an appeal, the Court -
(a) shall have regard to the record of the decision the subject of the appeal, and