25Application for review of assessment

25 Application for review of assessment

25 Application for review of assessment

(1) An occupier or owner of a holding may apply to Local Land Services for a review of an assessment of the notional carrying capacity of the holding.

(2) The application must be made—

(a) in writing, and

(b) within 28 days after the notice of assessment is given.

(3) Local Land Services may, within 28 days after receiving an application, require the applicant to give Local Land Services additional information reasonably required for the review.

(4) Local Land Services must review the assessment within 40 days after receiving—

(a) the application, or

(b) if additional information is required under subsection (3)—the additional information.

(5) Local Land Services may refuse to consider an application if the applicant fails to give  the additional information under subsection (3) within a reasonable time.

(6) Local Land Services must decide an application by confirming or varying the assessment.

(7) Local Land Services must give the applicant notice of the decision as soon as practicable after completing the review.

(8) The applicant must notify each other occupier or owner of the land of the decision within 14 days after being given notice of the decision.

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

(9) Local Land Services is taken, for an appeal under section 26, to have confirmed the assessment if Local Land Services has not reviewed the assessment within the period specified in subsection (4).