49Affected person entitled to be given reasons

49 Affected person entitled to be given reasons

(1) Where an affected person is entitled under subregulation 36(1) or 37(1) to seek internal or external review of a decision of a registration authority, the affected person may apply to the authority for written reasons for the decision. (2) After receiving an application for reasons under subregulation (1), the registration authority must provide to the affected person within 14 days of the application being made: (a) the decision of the authority and the reasons for that decision; and (b) the identity of the person who made the decision. (3) An application for reasons may be made before or during (or both) an affected person seeks internal or external review of a decision under regulations 36 or 37. (4) An affected person cannot make application under this regulation if the authority has already provided the person with the details prescribed in subregulation (2).