sec.82AMeaning of internal review processing period

### sec.82A Meaning of internal review processing period The internal review processing period , for an internal review application, is the total of— a period of 20 business days from the valid application day for the application; and each additional period mentioned in column 2 of the following table for a circumstance mentioned in column 1 applying to the application. Column 1 Circumstance Column 2 Additional period the only address to be sent notices the applicant gives the agency or Minister by the valid application day is a postal address 5 business days for an internal review application relating to an access application—the internal review application involves consultation with a relevant third party under section 37 10 business days the agency or Minister asks for a further specified period under subsection (2) the following period— if paragraph (b) does not apply—the further specified period; if the applicant refuses the request or applies for external review under section 86B —the period starting on the day the further specified period starts and ending on the day the applicant refuses the request or applies for external review Before the end of the internal review processing period for the internal review application, the agency or Minister may ask the applicant for internal review for a further specified period to consider the application. A request under subsection (2) may be made more than once. In this section— valid application day , for an internal review application, means the day on which the application complies with all matters set out in section 82 that are required for the application. s 82A ins 2023 No. 32 s 111 (sec.82A-ssec.1) The internal review processing period , for an internal review application, is the total of— a period of 20 business days from the valid application day for the application; and each additional period mentioned in column 2 of the following table for a circumstance mentioned in column 1 applying to the application. Column 1 Circumstance Column 2 Additional period the only address to be sent notices the applicant gives the agency or Minister by the valid application day is a postal address 5 business days for an internal review application relating to an access application—the internal review application involves consultation with a relevant third party under section 37 10 business days the agency or Minister asks for a further specified period under subsection (2) the following period— if paragraph (b) does not apply—the further specified period; if the applicant refuses the request or applies for external review under section 86B —the period starting on the day the further specified period starts and ending on the day the applicant refuses the request or applies for external review (sec.82A-ssec.2) Before the end of the internal review processing period for the internal review application, the agency or Minister may ask the applicant for internal review for a further specified period to consider the application. (sec.82A-ssec.3) A request under subsection (2) may be made more than once. (sec.82A-ssec.4) In this section— valid application day , for an internal review application, means the day on which the application complies with all matters set out in section 82 that are required for the application. - (a) a period of 20 business days from the valid application day for the application; and - (b) each additional period mentioned in column 2 of the following table for a circumstance mentioned in column 1 applying to the application.