| (1) | Any person aggrieved by any decision of the Office or any finding and recommendation of the Ombud in relation to a matter regulated by this Act, or a person acting on his or her behalf, may within 30 days of him or her gaining knowledge of that decision, lodge a written appeal with the Minister. |
| (2) | The Minister must, upon receipt of the appellant’s written appeal contemplated in subsection (1)— |
| (a) | appoint an independent ad hoc tribunal in terms of subsection (3); |
| (b) | submit the appeal to the tribunal for adjudication in the prescribed manner. |
| (3) | A tribunal contemplated in subsection (2) must consist of not more than three persons, of whom— |
| (a) | one must be a person who is a retired judge of a High Court or a retired magistrate, who must be the chairperson; and |
| (b) | two must be persons appointed on account of their knowledge of the health care industry. |
| (4) | A tribunal contemplated in subsection (2)— |
| (a) | may confirm, set aside or vary the decision of the Office or Ombud; and |
| (b) | must notify the parties of its decision. |
[Section 88A amended by section 5 of Act No. 12 of 2013]
