Mr. Paul Kenny:

Certainly, an appeal to the High Court is quite drastic, particularly where a person is aggrieved over what is a relatively small sum. Perhaps a capacity to appeal to a lower court, with some type of limit placed on the value of the appeal, might be more expeditious. High Court proceedings do tend to be slow. In fact, one particular appeal has been going on for a long time and has not been prosecuted with any vigour by the relevant Department. It relates to a very elderly woman, and I am concerned the appeal might outlive her.