6 Review of Decisions

6.1 Reviewable decisions

Application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for a review of a decision:

(a) by the Chief Marine Surveyor or a prescribed person, refusing, restricting or imposing a condition on an exemption or dispensation under 4.1;

(b) by the Chief Marine Surveyor, refusing to allow under 4.2 a particular fitting, material, appliance or apparatus, or type thereof, to be fitted or carried in a ship or a particular provision to be made in a ship;

(c) by a surveyor, prohibiting the use of equipment under 13.2.1;

(d) by a surveyor, requiring that a package, article of cargo or a mechanical stowing appliance be weighed under 13.3;

(e) by a surveyor, in relation to the nomination of a weighing instrument under 13.3;

(f) by a surveyor, prohibiting a loading or unloading operation under 13.4.1;

(g) by the Chief Marine Surveyor, refusing to approve a patent handling system under 1.4 of Appendix 14;

(h) by the Chief Marine Surveyor, refusing to accept an alternative method under 3.2 of Appendix 22.

6.2 Statements to accompany notices

If a person making a decision referred to in 6.1 gives to a person whose interests are affected by the decision notice in writing of the decision, the notice must:

(a) include a statement to the effect that, if the person is dissatisfied with the decision, application may, subject to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of the decision; and

(b) except where subsection 28 (4) of that Act applies, also include a statement to the effect that the person may request a statement under section 28 of that Act.

6.3 Validity of decisions

Failure to comply with 6.2 in relation to a decision does not affect the validity of that decision.