Registration to Work with Vulnerable People Act 2013
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53 Review of decisions
(1) In this section –
reviewable decision means –
(a) [Section 53 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2019, s. 37, Applied:01 Feb 2021] a refusal under section 32(1) or (2) to register a person; or
(b) the registration under section 39 of a person subject to a condition; or
(c) the refusal under section 40(5)(b) to amend the registration of a person; or
(d) the adding of a condition to, or the amendment of a condition of, the registration of a person under section 46(3)(b) or (c) ; or
(e) the suspension or cancellation under section 51(1) of a person's registration; or
(f) the refusal under section 31(3)(b) to extend the period of 20 working days referred to in section 30(2)(b)(ii) ; or
(g) the refusal under section 37 to extend the period of 20 working days referred to in section 36(2)(b)(ii) .
(2) [Section 53 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 7 of 2025, s. 223, Applied:01 Jul 2025] If the Registrar, or a person acting as the delegate of the Registrar, makes a reviewable decision, a person aggrieved by that decision may apply to the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal for a review of the decision.
(3) [Section 53 Subsection (3) amended by No. 7 of 2025, s. 223, Applied:01 Jul 2025] The review by the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal of a reviewable decision made under this Act is to be held in private.
(4) [Section 53 Subsection (4) amended by No. 7 of 2025, s. 223, Applied:01 Jul 2025] However, the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal –