190Duty of relevant decision maker to give reasons in request

#### 190 Duty of relevant decision maker to give reasons in request 190 Duty of relevant decision maker to give reasons in request > > (1) If the relevant decision maker makes a reviewable decision, an interested person may make a written request to the relevant decision maker for the reasons for the decision. > > > (2) As soon as practicable (and in any event within 28 days) after receiving such a request, the relevant decision maker is to prepare a written statement of the reasons for the decision and provide it to the person who requested the reasons. > > > (3) The statement of reasons is to set out the following— > > > > > (a) the findings on material questions of fact, referring to the evidence or other material on which those findings were based, > > > > > (b) the relevant decision maker’s understanding of the applicable law, > > > > > (c) the reasoning processes that led the relevant decision maker to the conclusions the relevant decision maker made. > > > (4) Unless the regulations otherwise provide, this section applies to the exclusion of the provisions of Division 2 of Part 2 of Chapter 3 of the [Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1997-076). > > > (5) The regulations may— > > > > > (a) exclude any class of reviewable decisions from the application of this section, or > > > > > (b) alter the period within which a statement of reasons under this section must be given. > > **s 190:** Am 2013 No 95, Sch 2.2 \[3\].