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Electrical Safety Act 2002
sec.171Stay of reviewable decisions on internal review
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### sec.171 Stay of reviewable decisions on internal review
An application for a review of a decision (other than a decision to issue an electrical safety protection notice, an unsafe equipment notice or a non-disturbance notice) under this division stays the operation of the decision.
If an application is made under this division for a review of a decision to issue an electrical safety protection notice, an unsafe equipment notice or a non-disturbance notice, the review entity for the review may stay the operation of the decision.
The review entity may make the decision to stay the operation of a decision on the review entity’s own initiative or on the application of the applicant for review.
The review entity must make a decision on an application for a stay within 1 working day after the review entity receives the application.
If the review entity has not made a decision to stay a decision within the time set out in subsection (4) , the review entity is taken to have made a decision to grant a stay.
A stay of the operation of a decision pending a decision on a review under this division continues until whichever of the following is the earlier—
the end of the prescribed period for applying for a review of the decision under division 3 ; or
an application for a review under division 3 is made.
s 171 sub 2011 No. 18 s 383
(sec.171-ssec.1) An application for a review of a decision (other than a decision to issue an electrical safety protection notice, an unsafe equipment notice or a non-disturbance notice) under this division stays the operation of the decision.
(sec.171-ssec.2) If an application is made under this division for a review of a decision to issue an electrical safety protection notice, an unsafe equipment notice or a non-disturbance notice, the review entity for the review may stay the operation of the decision.
(sec.171-ssec.3) The review entity may make the decision to stay the operation of a decision on the review entity’s own initiative or on the application of the applicant for review.
(sec.171-ssec.4) The review entity must make a decision on an application for a stay within 1 working day after the review entity receives the application.
(sec.171-ssec.5) If the review entity has not made a decision to stay a decision within the time set out in subsection (4) , the review entity is taken to have made a decision to grant a stay.
(sec.171-ssec.6) A stay of the operation of a decision pending a decision on a review under this division continues until whichever of the following is the earlier— the end of the prescribed period for applying for a review of the decision under division 3 ; or an application for a review under division 3 is made.
- (a) the end of the prescribed period for applying for a review of the decision under division 3 ; or
- (b) an application for a review under division 3 is made.