An amount owing to the Government under section 22(f), (g) or (i) of the Act by a training provider and an administrative penalty imposed on a training provider under section 24 of the Act may be appealed by serving the Minister with a notice of appeal within 30 days of receiving the notice referred to in section 25(2) of the Act.
For the purposes of hearing appeals referred to in subsection (1), the Minister may
establish an appeal panel under section 47 of the Act to hear the appeal, or
designate an existing body to hear the appeal.
The appeal panel or body may, after reviewing the Director’s decision, may confirm, vary or reverse the decision.
The decision of the appeal panel or body, as the case may be, is final.