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Motor Accidents (Compensation) Act 1979
28BConducting review
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28B Conducting review
(1) The designated person must:
(a) conduct the review in a way that is fair and expeditious; and
(b) give proper consideration to the issues; and
(c) make a decision on the request (a review decision) within
30 business days after the request is made or that period as
extended under subsection (3).
(2) In conducting the review the designated person may, by written
notice, request the claimant within a reasonable stated period:
(a) to attend a conference; or
(b) to give additional information that is relevant to, and
reasonably required to enable the assessment of, the
claimant's claim for a benefit.
Part 6 Reviews and referrals to Tribunal
Division 3 Referral of claims to Tribunal
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(3) If, in conducting the review, the designated person requests a
conference or additional information, the period for making a review
decision on the request is extended by the lesser of the following:
(a) the period equal to the period between the giving of the notice
making the request and the holding of the conference or giving
of the information;
(b) the period equal to the period between the giving of the notice
and the period stated in the notice for attending a conference
or giving the information.
(4) This section is subject to section 28D.