Disability Services Act 2006
sec.188Review of relevant decision
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sec.188 Review of relevant decision
This section applies to an application under section 187 for review of a relevant decision. Unless the chief executive made the relevant decision personally, the chief executive must ensure the application is not dealt with by— the person who made the relevant decision; or a person in a less senior office than the person who made the relevant decision. Within 28 days after receiving the application, the chief executive must review the relevant decision and make a decision (the review decision )— confirming the relevant decision; or amending the relevant decision; or substituting another decision for the relevant decision. Immediately after deciding the application, the chief executive must give the interested person a notice stating— the review decision; and the reasons for the review decision. s 188 prev s 188 om 2014 No. 12 s 59 pres s 188 ins 2008 No. 23 s 7 (sec.188-ssec.1) This section applies to an application under section 187 for review of a relevant decision. (sec.188-ssec.2) Unless the chief executive made the relevant decision personally, the chief executive must ensure the application is not dealt with by— the person who made the relevant decision; or a person in a less senior office than the person who made the relevant decision. (sec.188-ssec.3) Within 28 days after receiving the application, the chief executive must review the relevant decision and make a decision (the review decision )— confirming the relevant decision; or amending the relevant decision; or substituting another decision for the relevant decision. (sec.188-ssec.4) Immediately after deciding the application, the chief executive must give the interested person a notice stating— the review decision; and the reasons for the review decision.
- (a) the person who made the relevant decision; or
- (b) a person in a less senior office than the person who made the relevant decision.
- (a) confirming the relevant decision; or
- (b) amending the relevant decision; or
- (c) substituting another decision for the relevant decision.
- (a) the review decision; and
- (b) the reasons for the review decision.