156AAssessor to review and make recommendation on reviewable

156A Assessor to review and make recommendation on reviewable decision (1) The registrar must direct an assessor who was not involved in the making of the reviewable decision to review the decision. An assessor is involved in the making of a decision to refuse an application for the registration of a non-Government school if the assessor reviewed the application under section 133. (2) An assessor directed to review the decision under subsection (1) must have the knowledge and skills necessary to conduct the review. (3) A review under this section is a review of the merits of the decision. (4) In conducting a review of a decision, an assessor must comply with the rules of procedural fairness. (5) The assessor, within 1 month after conducting a review of decision, must give a report to the registrar in relation to the review and recommend that the registrar do one of the following: (a) confirm the decision; (b) vary the decision; (c) set aside the decision and substitute a different decision.