79BDecision-maker to provide certain information

79B Decision-maker to provide certain information

[Section 79B of Part 8 Inserted by No. 7 of 2025, s. 243, Applied:01 Jul 2025]

(1)  A decision-maker who makes a reviewable decision to which this Division applies must take such steps as are reasonable in the circumstances to give each relevant interested person notice, in writing, of –

(a) the decision; and

(b) the rights of the person to do one or more of the following in respect of the decision:

(i) apply under Division 3 of Part 7 to have the decision reviewed as a reviewable decision under this Act;

(ii) make a written request under section 79C to the decision-maker for a statement of the reasons for the decision.

(2)  Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of a reviewable decision to which this Division applies if –

(a) the decision-maker complies with the notification requirements of the relevant Act in respect of the reviewable decision; and

(b) as part of the notification under the relevant Act, the decision-maker gives written notice of the rights of an interested person in respect of the decision, as specified in subsection (1)(b) .

(3)  For the avoidance of doubt, a failure to provide notice in respect of a reviewable decision, as required under this section, does not affect the validity of the decision.