20EReview of decision to authorise giving of official warning

### 20E Review of decision to authorise giving of official warning > [*\[Section 20E Inserted by No. 39 of 2007, s. 7, Applied:21 Nov 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-11-21/act-2007-039#GS7@EN) [*\[Section 20E Repealed by No. 31 of 2017, Sched. 1, Applied:05 Sep 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-09-05/act-2017-031#JS1@Ja1@GC1@EN) > > > (1)  A person who has been given a notice under [section 20D(6)(a)](#GS20D@Gs6@Hpa@EN) in relation to an official warning given to the person under [section 20D(2)](#GS20D@Gs2@EN) may make an application to the Magistrates Court (Administrative Appeals Division) under the [Magistrates Court (Administrative Appeals Division) Act 2001](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2001-072) for a review of the decision under [section 20D(1)](#GS20D@Gs1@EN) to authorise the giving of the official warning to the person. > > > (2)  The following provisions of the [Magistrates Court (Administrative Appeals Division) Act 2001](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2001-072) do not apply in relation to an application referred to in [subsection (1)](#GS20E@Gs1@EN) : > > > > > > (a) [Division 1 of Part 4](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2001-072#HP4@HD1@EN) ; > > > > > > > (b) [section 21](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2001-072#GS21@EN) ; > > > > > > > (c) [Subdivision 3 of Division 2 of Part 4](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2001-072#HP4@HD2@EN) . > > > (3)  For the purposes of [section 17 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2001-072#GS17@EN) [Magistrates Court (Administrative Appeals Division) Act 2001](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2001-072) , the prescribed period, in relation to a decision under [section 20D(1)](#GS20D@Gs1@EN) to authorise the giving of an official warning to a person, is 28 days after the day on which a notice was given to the person under [section 20D(6)(a)](#GS20D@Gs6@Hpa@EN) in relation to the official warning. > > > (4)  The Magistrates Court (Administrative Appeals Division) is to determine an application made under [subsection (1)](#GS20E@Gs1@EN) in relation to a decision under [section 20D(1)](#GS20D@Gs1@EN) to authorise the giving of an official warning – > > > > > > (a) by confirming the decision to authorise the giving of the official warning; or > > > > > > > (b) by revoking the official warning. > > > (5)  In dealing with an application for a review under [subsection (1)](#GS20E@Gs1@EN) , the Magistrates Court (Administrative Appeals Division) – > > > > > > (a) is to ensure that it does not, in the reasons for its decision or otherwise, disclose the existence or content of any information that – > > > > > > > > > > (i) is information, the disclosure of which may prejudice the operations of the police service or the safety of any person; or > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) has been withdrawn under [subsection (8)(b)](#GS20E@Gs8@Hpb@EN) ; and > > > > > > > (b) in order to prevent the disclosure of information to which [paragraph (a)](#GS20E@Gs5@Hpa@EN) applies, is to receive evidence, and hear argument, in relation to whether the information is such information, in the absence of the public, the applicant for the review and the applicant's representative; and > > > > > > > (c) if the information may prejudice the operations of the police service or the safety of any person, is to receive such evidence, and hear argument, in relation to the information, in the absence of the public, the applicant for the review and the applicant's representative; and > > > > > > > (d) if information has been withdrawn under [subsection (8)(b)](#GS20E@Gs8@Hpb@EN)  – > > > > > > > > > > (i) is not to take the information into account in determining the application for the review; and > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) is not to disclose the information to the public, the applicant for the review or the applicant's representative. > > > (6)  The Commissioner, or a commissioned police officer, may provide to the Magistrates Court (Administrative Appeals Division) a statement identifying, in relation to an application for review under [subsection (1)](#GS20E@Gs1@EN) , the information, the disclosure of which, in his or her opinion, may prejudice the operations of the police service or the safety of any person. > > > (7)  The Magistrates Court (Administrative Appeals Division) is, in determining for the purposes of [subsection (5)](#GS20E@Gs5@EN) whether information is not to be disclosed, to have regard to whether the information has been identified in a statement provided to the Court under [subsection (6)](#GS20E@Gs6@EN) . > > > (8)  If information has been identified in a statement provided to the Magistrates Court (Administrative Appeals Division) under [subsection (6)](#GS20E@Gs6@EN)  – > > > > > > (a) the Court must, before disclosing the information, give the Commissioner, or a commissioned police officer, the opportunity to have the information withdrawn; and > > > > > > > (b) the Commissioner, or a commissioned police officer, may notify the Court that the information is withdrawn.