State Employees Retirement Benefits Act 1979
67Review of decisions of the Board
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67 Review of decisions of the Board
(1) A person who is affected by a decision of the Board may, by notice in writing given to the Board within 30 days after the date on which the decision first comes to the notice of the person, request the Board to reconsider the decision.
(2) The Board may, upon application in writing by a person, extend, or further extend, the time for the giving of a notice to the Board requesting the Board to reconsider a decision.
(3) There shall be set out in the request the grounds on which the request is made.
(4) Upon receipt of the request, the Board shall reconsider the decision, and may either confirm the decision or vary the decision in such manner as the Board thinks fit.
(5) The Board shall within 30 days after receipt of the request, by notice in writing to the person who made the request, inform the person of the result of the Board's reconsideration of the decision.
S. 67(6) substituted by No. 52/1998
s. 311(Sch. 1 item 83.2).
(6) A person whose interests are affected by—
(a) a decision of the Board under subsection (2); or
(b) a decision of the Board under subsection (2) as confirmed or varied under subsection (4)—
may apply to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal for review of the decision.
S. 67(7) inserted by No. 52/1998
s. 311(Sch. 1 item 83.2).
(7) An application for review must be made within 28 days after the later of—
(a) the day on which the decision is made;
(b) if, under the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998, the person requests a statement of reasons for the decision, the day on which the statement of reasons is given to the person or the person is informed under section 46(5) of that Act that a statement of reasons will not be given.
S. 68
repealed by No. 10155 s. 81(2), new s. 68 inserted by No. 82/1996 s. 56.