The Clergy Discipline Appeal Rules 2005

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Overriding objective

3. 2. Duty to co-operate

4. 3. Right of appeal under section 20 of the Measure

5. 4. The appellate court

6. 5. Notice of appeal from respondent

7. 6. Notice of appeal from the Designated Officer

8. 7. Documents to be attached to the notice of appeal

9. 8. Time for appealing and for sending or delivering the notice of appeal

10. 9. Application to the Dean for permission to appeal out of time

11. 10. Postponement of penalty

12. 11. Interim directions

13. 12. Matters on which directions may be given

14. 13. Striking out an appeal

15. 14. Absence of a party

16. 15. Fixing the date and place of the appeal hearing

17. 16. Re-calling witnesses to give evidence before the appellate court

18. 17. New evidence

19. 18. Application for new evidence to be admitted

20. 19. Amendment or withdrawal of the appeal

21. 20. Hearing of the appeal

22. 21. Power to adjourn

23. 22. Oral evidence

24. 23. Appellate court may require personal attendance of witness

25. 24. Power to exclude from hearing

26. 25. Appeal normally to be heard in public

27. 26. Court may order identity not to be published

28. 27. The powers of the appellate court

29. 28. Court may invite bishop to express a view on penalty

30. 29. Determination of the appeal to be by a majority

31. 30. Pronouncement of the determination

32. 31. Determination may omit identifying details

33. 32. Provincial Registrar to distribute the written determination

34. 33. Applications

35. 34. Costs

36. 35. Designated Officer

37. 36. Death of complainant

38. 37. Death of respondent

39. 38. Sending or delivering documents

40. 39. Extension of time

41. 40. Date for compliance

42. 41. Irregularities

43. 42. Revision of forms

44. 43. Interpretation

45. 44. Citation and commencement

46. Signature

47. 1. SCHEDULE

       FORMS

48. Explanatory Note