Environment Protection and Management Ordinance 1987 (HIMI)
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23 Review of decisions
(1) An application may be made to the Administrative Review Tribunal for a review of a decision of the Minister made under section 15 or 19 or subsection 22(3) or (6). (2) Where the Minister makes a decision that is reviewable under subsection (1), the Minister shall by notice, served in accordance with subsection (2A), notify the applicant or permit holder, as the case may be, of the decision. (2A) A notice under subsection (2) shall be served on the applicant or permit holder, as the case may be, within 28 days of the making of the decision to which it relates, and may be served: (a) personally; or (b) by post; or (c) if the person to be served is not present in a State or internal Territory, by radio, telephone or other electronic means. (3) A notice referred to in subsection (2) shall set out the decision and the findings on material questions of fact, referring to the evidence or other material on which those findings were based and giving reasons for the decision and shall include a statement to the effect that, subject to the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024, the person to whom the notice is addressed is entitled to apply to the Administrative Review Tribunal for a review of the decision. (4) The validity of a decision referred to in section 15 or 19 or subsection 22(3) or (6) shall not be taken to be affected by a failure to include in a notice for the purpose of subsection (2) a statement in accordance with subsection (3).