sec.185Designated review decision

sec.185 Designated review decision

The chief executive must, within 20 days after receiving a designated review application made under section 182 — conduct an internal review of the original decision the subject of the application; and make a decision (the designated review decision ) to— confirm the original decision; or amend the original decision; or substitute another decision for the original decision. The application must not be dealt with by— the person who made the original decision; or a person in a less senior office than the person who made the original decision. Subsection (2) — applies despite the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 27A ; and does not apply to an original decision made by the chief executive personally. If the designated review decision confirms the original decision, for the purpose of an application for external review, the original decision is taken to be the designated review decision. If the designated review decision amends the original decision, for the purpose of an application for external review, the original decision as amended is taken to be the designated review decision. s 185 amd 2009 No. 24 s 1265 ; 2015 No. 15 s 99 sch 1 ; 2016 No. 28 ss 22 , 71 sch 1 (amdt could not be given effect) (sec.185-ssec.1) The chief executive must, within 20 days after receiving a designated review application made under section 182 — conduct an internal review of the original decision the subject of the application; and make a decision (the designated review decision ) to— confirm the original decision; or amend the original decision; or substitute another decision for the original decision. (sec.185-ssec.2) The application must not be dealt with by— the person who made the original decision; or a person in a less senior office than the person who made the original decision. (sec.185-ssec.3) Subsection (2) — applies despite the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 27A ; and does not apply to an original decision made by the chief executive personally. (sec.185-ssec.4) If the designated review decision confirms the original decision, for the purpose of an application for external review, the original decision is taken to be the designated review decision. (sec.185-ssec.5) If the designated review decision amends the original decision, for the purpose of an application for external review, the original decision as amended is taken to be the designated review decision.

• (a) conduct an internal review of the original decision the subject of the application; and
• (b) make a decision (the designated review decision ) to— (i) confirm the original decision; or (ii) amend the original decision; or (iii) substitute another decision for the original decision.
• (i) confirm the original decision; or
• (ii) amend the original decision; or
• (iii) substitute another decision for the original decision.