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Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004
sec.67IInternal review
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### sec.67I Internal review
As soon as reasonably practicable after receiving the application, the police commissioner must—
review the decision; and
decide to—
confirm the decision; or
amend the decision; or
substitute another decision for the decision.
The application must not be decided by—
the person who made the decision; or
a person in a less senior office than the person who made the decision.
Subsection (2) —
applies despite the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 27A ; and
does not apply to a decision made by the police commissioner.
If the police commissioner decides to confirm or amend the decision, the decision, or the amended decision, is taken to be the police commissioner’s decision for the purpose of an appeal under division 3 .
The police commissioner must give the reportable offender a written notice that states—
the decision on the review; and
the reasons for the decision; and
that the offender may appeal against the decision to a Magistrates Court within 28 days after the day when the notice is given to the offender.
If the police commissioner does not give the notice to the reportable offender within 10 business days after making a decision, the commissioner is taken to have confirmed the decision.
s 67I ins 2014 No. 34 s 27
amd 2024 No. 24 s 57 s ch 1 pt 2
(sec.67I-ssec.1) As soon as reasonably practicable after receiving the application, the police commissioner must— review the decision; and decide to— confirm the decision; or amend the decision; or substitute another decision for the decision.
(sec.67I-ssec.2) The application must not be decided by— the person who made the decision; or a person in a less senior office than the person who made the decision.
(sec.67I-ssec.3) Subsection (2) — applies despite the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 27A ; and does not apply to a decision made by the police commissioner.
(sec.67I-ssec.4) If the police commissioner decides to confirm or amend the decision, the decision, or the amended decision, is taken to be the police commissioner’s decision for the purpose of an appeal under division 3 .
(sec.67I-ssec.5) The police commissioner must give the reportable offender a written notice that states— the decision on the review; and the reasons for the decision; and that the offender may appeal against the decision to a Magistrates Court within 28 days after the day when the notice is given to the offender.
(sec.67I-ssec.6) If the police commissioner does not give the notice to the reportable offender within 10 business days after making a decision, the commissioner is taken to have confirmed the decision.
- (a) review the decision; and
- (b) decide to— (i) confirm the decision; or (ii) amend the decision; or (iii) substitute another decision for the decision.
- (i) confirm the decision; or
- (ii) amend the decision; or
- (iii) substitute another decision for the decision.
- (i) confirm the decision; or
- (ii) amend the decision; or
- (iii) substitute another decision for the decision.
- (a) the person who made the decision; or
- (b) a person in a less senior office than the person who made the decision.
- (a) applies despite the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 27A ; and
- (b) does not apply to a decision made by the police commissioner.
- (a) the decision on the review; and
- (b) the reasons for the decision; and
- (c) that the offender may appeal against the decision to a Magistrates Court within 28 days after the day when the notice is given to the offender.