53External review

53 External review

(1)  In this section –

reviewable decision means –

(a) a decision to give a notice to produce a document or information under section 20 ; and

(b) a decision to give a notice to comply with the standards or the universal principle under section 21 ; and

(c) a finding made by the Regulator at the conclusion of an investigation under section 24 ; and

(d) a decision to give a notice to produce a document or information under section 29 ; and

(e) a decision to give a notice to investigate under section 36 .

(2)  If the Regulator, or a person acting as the delegate of the Regulator, makes a reviewable decision, and an internal review of that decision has been completed in accordance with section 52(4) –

(a) a person aggrieved by the outcome of the internal review may apply to the Magistrates Court (Administrative Appeals Division) for a review of the decision; and

(b) that decision is a reviewable decision for the purposes of the Magistrates Court (Administrative Appeals Division) Act 2001 .

(3)  Despite section 36 of the Magistrates Court (Administrative Appeals Division) Act 2001 , the review by the Magistrates Court (Administrative Appeals Division) of a reviewable decision made under this Act is to be held in private.

(4)  Despite subsection (3) , the Magistrates Court (Administrative Appeals Division) –

(a) is to order that the review, or any part of the review, of a reviewable decision made under this Act is to be held in public or only partly in private if the Regulator requests it; and

(b) may, on its own motion or on the application of the applicant for the review, order that the review, or any part of the review, of a reviewable decision made under this Act is to be held in public or only partly in private if satisfied that it is desirable to do so.