Education (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) Act 2014
sec.80Internal review officer
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sec.80 Internal review officer
The authority must, as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving an internal review application, appoint an internal review officer to review the reviewable decision. The internal review officer must not be the person who assisted the authority in making the reviewable decision. In reviewing the reviewable decision, the internal review officer must— have regard to documents or information the officer reasonably considers relevant to the decision, including the reasons for the decision and the documents or information on which it was based; and give the applicant a reasonable opportunity to make oral or written submissions to the officer. The internal review officer must, within 7 days after the authority receives the internal review application, make a written recommendation to the authority about the reviewable decision. (sec.80-ssec.1) The authority must, as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving an internal review application, appoint an internal review officer to review the reviewable decision. (sec.80-ssec.2) The internal review officer must not be the person who assisted the authority in making the reviewable decision. (sec.80-ssec.3) In reviewing the reviewable decision, the internal review officer must— have regard to documents or information the officer reasonably considers relevant to the decision, including the reasons for the decision and the documents or information on which it was based; and give the applicant a reasonable opportunity to make oral or written submissions to the officer. (sec.80-ssec.4) The internal review officer must, within 7 days after the authority receives the internal review application, make a written recommendation to the authority about the reviewable decision.
- (a) have regard to documents or information the officer reasonably considers relevant to the decision, including the reasons for the decision and the documents or information on which it was based; and
- (b) give the applicant a reasonable opportunity to make oral or written submissions to the officer.