12Review of certain decisions

12 Review of certain decisions

(1) An oil producer who is dissatisfied with a reviewable decision may request the decision maker to reconsider the decision. (1A) The request can only be made by notice given within: (a) unless paragraph (b) applies—the period of 28 days after the day on which the decision first comes to the notice of the person; or (b) if the reviewable decision is a determination under subsection 7(3) or a decision under subsection 7(9), and the person who made the decision gave notices of the determination in accordance with subsection 8(1)—the period of 28 days after the day on which the last of those notices was given; or (c) such further period as the person who made the decision allows. (2) There shall be set out in the request reasons for making the request. (3) Upon receipt of the request, the decision maker shall reconsider the decision and may, subject to subsections (5) and (6), confirm or revoke the decision or vary the decision in such manner as he or she thinks fit. (4) Where the decision maker does not confirm, revoke or vary a decision before the expiration of the period of 28 days after the day on which he or she received the request, the decision shall, upon the expiration of that period, be deemed to have been confirmed under subsection (3). (5) Where the decision maker confirms, revokes or varies a decision before the expiration of the period referred to in subsection (4), he or she shall, by notice served on the person who made the request, inform the person of the result of the reconsideration of the decision and the reasons for confirming, varying or revoking the decision, as the case may be. (6) Subject to the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024, applications may be made to the Administrative Review Tribunal for review of decisions of the decision maker that have been confirmed or varied under subsection (3).