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Magistrates Court (Administrative Appeals Division) Act 2001
16Court may order decision-maker to provide statement of reasons or adequate statement of reasons
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### 16 Court may order decision-maker to provide statement of reasons or adequate statement of reasons
> > (1) If an interested person has requested a statement of reasons under [section 13](#GS13@EN) but has not received it within the period specified by or under that section, the Court may (on the application of the person) order the decision-maker concerned to provide the statement of reasons within such time as may be specified in the order.
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> > (2) If an interested person who requested a statement of reasons under [section 13](#GS13@EN) is given an inadequate statement of reasons, the Court may (on the application of the person) order the decision-maker concerned to provide an adequate statement of reasons within such time as may be specified in the order.
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> > (3) For the purposes of this section, a statement of reasons is an adequate statement of reasons only if it includes the matters referred to in [section 13(3)](#GS13@Gs3@EN) .