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Judicial Review Act 1991
sec.38Application for order to comply
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### sec.38 Application for order to comply
If—
a person (the requester ) makes a request under section 32 to a person (the decision-maker ) for a written statement in relation to a decision; and
the decision-maker does not comply with the request, or apply to the court under section 39 in relation to the request, within 28 days after receiving the request;
the requester may apply to the court for an order under this section.
If the court considers that the requester was entitled to make the request, the court may order the decision-maker to give the statement within a specified period.
(sec.38-ssec.1) If— a person (the requester ) makes a request under section 32 to a person (the decision-maker ) for a written statement in relation to a decision; and the decision-maker does not comply with the request, or apply to the court under section 39 in relation to the request, within 28 days after receiving the request; the requester may apply to the court for an order under this section.
(sec.38-ssec.2) If the court considers that the requester was entitled to make the request, the court may order the decision-maker to give the statement within a specified period.
- (a) a person (the requester ) makes a request under section 32 to a person (the decision-maker ) for a written statement in relation to a decision; and
- (b) the decision-maker does not comply with the request, or apply to the court under section 39 in relation to the request, within 28 days after receiving the request;