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Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994
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### sec.87SC Internal review
The commission must, within 20 days after receiving an application for internal review of an original decision—
review the original decision; and
decide to—
confirm the original decision; or
amend the original decision; or
substitute another decision for the original decision; and
give the affected person for the original decision a decision notice for the commission’s decision under paragraph (b) .
The commission and the affected person may, before the period stated in subsection (1) ends, agree to a longer period for the commission to comply with the subsection.
The application may be dealt with only by a person who—
did not make the original decision; and
holds a more senior office than the person who made the original decision.
Subsection (3) does not apply to an original decision made by the commission personally.
If the commission does not give the affected person a decision notice within the period required under subsection (1) or a longer period agreed under subsection (2) , the commission is taken to confirm the original decision.
s 87SC ins 2019 No. 36 s 19
(sec.87SC-ssec.1) The commission must, within 20 days after receiving an application for internal review of an original decision— review the original decision; and decide to— confirm the original decision; or amend the original decision; or substitute another decision for the original decision; and give the affected person for the original decision a decision notice for the commission’s decision under paragraph (b) .
(sec.87SC-ssec.2) The commission and the affected person may, before the period stated in subsection (1) ends, agree to a longer period for the commission to comply with the subsection.
(sec.87SC-ssec.3) The application may be dealt with only by a person who— did not make the original decision; and holds a more senior office than the person who made the original decision.
(sec.87SC-ssec.4) Subsection (3) does not apply to an original decision made by the commission personally.
(sec.87SC-ssec.5) If the commission does not give the affected person a decision notice within the period required under subsection (1) or a longer period agreed under subsection (2) , the commission is taken to confirm the original decision.
- (a) review the original decision; and
- (b) decide to— (i) confirm the original decision; or (ii) amend the original decision; or (iii) substitute another decision for the original decision; and
- (i) confirm the original decision; or
- (ii) amend the original decision; or
- (iii) substitute another decision for the original decision; and
- (c) give the affected person for the original decision a decision notice for the commission’s decision under paragraph (b) .
- (i) confirm the original decision; or
- (ii) amend the original decision; or
- (iii) substitute another decision for the original decision; and
- (a) did not make the original decision; and
- (b) holds a more senior office than the person who made the original decision.