Farm Debt Mediation Act 1994
18QStay of reviewable decisions
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18Q Stay of reviewable decisions
18Q Stay of reviewable decisions
(1) An application under this Division for internal review of a decision to grant an exemption certificate operates to stay the decision until the applicant is notified of the reviewer’s decision.
(2) If an application is made for internal review of a decision to refuse a prohibition certificate, the creditor must not take enforcement action in respect of the farm mortgage concerned until the creditor is notified of the reviewer’s decision.
(3) An application under this Part for internal review of any of the following decisions does not operate to stay the decision:
(a) a decision to grant a prohibition certificate,
(b) a decision to refuse an exemption certificate,
(c) a decision to accredit or reaccredit, or to refuse to accredit or reaccredit, a person as a mediator,
(d) a decision to suspend or cancel the accreditation of a mediator.
pt 2, div 5 (ss 18P, 18Q): Ins 2018 No 16, Sch 1 [10].