Attorney-General Act 1999
sec.10Refusal of relator application
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sec.10 Refusal of relator application
This section applies if— an application is made for the Attorney-General to grant an entity a fiat to start or continue a proceeding in the Attorney-General’s name to enforce or protect a public right; and the application is refused or the fiat is not granted within 60 days after the application was made. The Attorney-General must— prepare a report outlining— the nature of the application; and the breach of the public right alleged; and the reasons for the refusal of the application or failure to grant the fiat; and table the report in the Legislative Assembly within 3 sitting days after— the refusal; or if the application was not refused but the fiat was not granted within 60 days after the application was made, the end of the 60 days. s 10 amd 2023 No. 23 s 30 (sec.10-ssec.1) This section applies if— an application is made for the Attorney-General to grant an entity a fiat to start or continue a proceeding in the Attorney-General’s name to enforce or protect a public right; and the application is refused or the fiat is not granted within 60 days after the application was made. (sec.10-ssec.2) The Attorney-General must— prepare a report outlining— the nature of the application; and the breach of the public right alleged; and the reasons for the refusal of the application or failure to grant the fiat; and table the report in the Legislative Assembly within 3 sitting days after— the refusal; or if the application was not refused but the fiat was not granted within 60 days after the application was made, the end of the 60 days.
- (a) an application is made for the Attorney-General to grant an entity a fiat to start or continue a proceeding in the Attorney-General’s name to enforce or protect a public right; and
- (b) the application is refused or the fiat is not granted within 60 days after the application was made.
- (a) prepare a report outlining— (i) the nature of the application; and (ii) the breach of the public right alleged; and (iii) the reasons for the refusal of the application or failure to grant the fiat; and
- (i) the nature of the application; and
- (ii) the breach of the public right alleged; and
- (iii) the reasons for the refusal of the application or failure to grant the fiat; and
- (b) table the report in the Legislative Assembly within 3 sitting days after— (i) the refusal; or (ii) if the application was not refused but the fiat was not granted within 60 days after the application was made, the end of the 60 days.
- (i) the refusal; or
- (ii) if the application was not refused but the fiat was not granted within 60 days after the application was made, the end of the 60 days.
- (i) the nature of the application; and