Permission to appeal from SACAT to the Supreme Court under s 71 of the SACAT Act is governed by the ordinary principles for civil appeals: permission will only be granted where the appeal is reasonably arguable and the subject matter is of sufficient substance to justify consideration. SACAT is a specialist tribunal whose findings are entitled to substantial weight. The distinction between process error and outcome error in House v The King applies to review of SACAT discretionary decisions, and due deference must be given to the expert tribunal's balancing of competing considerations.
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