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Nature Conservation Act 1992
sec.143GInternal review
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### sec.143G Internal review
The chief executive must, within 28 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 QCAT information notice for the decision under paragraph (b) .
The chief executive and the affected person may, before the period stated in subsection (1) ends, agree to a longer period for the chief executive to comply with the subsection.
The application may be dealt with only by—
for an original decision about a relevant authority taken to be dealt with by a decision of the chief executive under section 143BA (3) —an authorised person; or
for another original decision—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) (b) does not apply to an original decision made by the chief executive personally.
If the chief executive does not give the affected person a QCAT information notice within the period required under subsection (1) or a longer period agreed under subsection (2) , the chief executive is taken to confirm the original decision.
s 143G ins 2022 No. 21 s 12
amd 2025 No. 19 s 17
(sec.143G-ssec.1) The chief executive must, within 28 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 QCAT information notice for the decision under paragraph (b) .
(sec.143G-ssec.2) The chief executive and the affected person may, before the period stated in subsection (1) ends, agree to a longer period for the chief executive to comply with the subsection.
(sec.143G-ssec.3) The application may be dealt with only by— for an original decision about a relevant authority taken to be dealt with by a decision of the chief executive under section 143BA (3) —an authorised person; or for another original decision—a person who— did not make the original decision; and holds a more senior office than the person who made the original decision.
(sec.143G-ssec.4) Subsection (3) (b) does not apply to an original decision made by the chief executive personally.
(sec.143G-ssec.5) If the chief executive does not give the affected person a QCAT information notice within the period required under subsection (1) or a longer period agreed under subsection (2) , the chief executive 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 QCAT information notice for the 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) for an original decision about a relevant authority taken to be dealt with by a decision of the chief executive under section 143BA (3) —an authorised person; or
- (b) for another original decision—a person who— (i) did not make the original decision; and (ii) holds a more senior office than the person who made the original decision.
- (i) did not make the original decision; and
- (ii) holds a more senior office than the person who made the original decision.
- (i) did not make the original decision; and
- (ii) holds a more senior office than the person who made the original decision.