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Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010
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143 Outcome of review by Regulatory Authority
(1) Following a review under section 142, the Regulatory Authority may—
(a) confirm the specific rating levels or the overall rating or both; or
(b) amend the specific rating levels or the overall rating or both.
(2) The Regulatory Authority must give the approved provider written notice of the decision on the review within 30 days after the decision is made.
(3) The notice must set out—
(a) the rating levels and overall rating for the approved education and care service; and
(b) the reasons for the decision.
(4) Unless an application is made under Division 4 for a review of the rating levels, the rating levels set out in the notice are the rating levels for the approved education and care service for the purposes of this Law.
Division 4—Review by Ratings Review Panel
Subdivision 1—Application for review
144 Application for further review by Ratings Review Panel
(1) This section applies if the Regulatory Authority has conducted a review of any rating levels of an approved education and care service under Division 3.
(2) The approved provider may apply to the National Authority for a further review by a Ratings Review Panel of the rating levels confirmed or amended by the Regulatory Authority under Division 3.
(3) An application may only be made on the ground that the Regulatory Authority—
(a) did not appropriately apply the prescribed processes for determining a rating level; or
(b) failed to take into account or give sufficient weight to special circumstances existing or facts existing at the time of the rating assessment.