Economic Development (Vegetation Management) By-law 2023
sec.41Internal review
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sec.41 Internal review
MEDQ must, within 20 business days after receiving an application for internal review of an original decision— review the original decision; and decide— to confirm the original decision; or to amend the original decision; or to substitute another decision for the original decision; and give the affected person for the original decision a decision notice for MEDQ’s decision under paragraph (b) . MEDQ and the affected person may, before the period stated in subsection (1) ends, agree to a longer period for MEDQ to comply with the subsection. MEDQ may delegate the power to make a decision under subsection (1) (b) only to an appropriately qualified officer or employee of the department who— did not make the original decision; and holds a more senior office than the person who made the original decision. If MEDQ does not give the affected person a decision notice for MEDQ’s decision under subsection (1) (b) within the period required under subsection (1) or a longer period agreed under subsection (2) , MEDQ is taken to confirm the original decision. (sec.41-ssec.1) MEDQ must, within 20 business days after receiving an application for internal review of an original decision— review the original decision; and decide— to confirm the original decision; or to amend the original decision; or to substitute another decision for the original decision; and give the affected person for the original decision a decision notice for MEDQ’s decision under paragraph (b) . (sec.41-ssec.2) MEDQ and the affected person may, before the period stated in subsection (1) ends, agree to a longer period for MEDQ to comply with the subsection. (sec.41-ssec.3) MEDQ may delegate the power to make a decision under subsection (1) (b) only to an appropriately qualified officer or employee of the department who— did not make the original decision; and holds a more senior office than the person who made the original decision. (sec.41-ssec.4) If MEDQ does not give the affected person a decision notice for MEDQ’s decision under subsection (1) (b) within the period required under subsection (1) or a longer period agreed under subsection (2) , MEDQ is taken to confirm the original decision.
- (a) review the original decision; and
- (b) decide— (i) to confirm the original decision; or (ii) to amend the original decision; or (iii) to substitute another decision for the original decision; and
- (i) to confirm the original decision; or
- (ii) to amend the original decision; or
- (iii) to substitute another decision for the original decision; and
- (c) give the affected person for the original decision a decision notice for MEDQ’s decision under paragraph (b) .
- (i) to confirm the original decision; or
- (ii) to amend the original decision; or