23Commission may authorise persons or services

23 Commission may authorise persons or services (1) The Commission may authorise— S. 23(1)(a) amended by No. 84/2000 s. 8. (a) services to be disability services or rehabilitation services; or S. 23(1)(aaa) inserted by No. 71/2013 s. 5(2). (aaa) attendances, examinations or treatments by a registered occupational therapist; or S. 23(1)(aa) inserted by No. 94/2004 s. 27(3). (aa) services to be approved services for the purposes of individual funding agreements; or S. 23(1)(ab) inserted by No. 94/2004 s. 24. (ab) a person to provide services for the purposes of section 60A; or S. 23(1)(b) amended by Nos 84/2000 s. 19(2), 94/2004 ss 4(3), 16(2), 60/2007 s. 6. (b) persons to provide services for the purposes of section 60(2)(c), 60(2)(ca), 60(2)(d) or 60(2A); or S. 23(1)(c) inserted by No. 94/2004 s. 4(3). (c) a person as a provider of vocational rehabilitation services. (2) An authorisation must be given— (a) before the services are to be provided; and S. 23(2)(b) amended by No. 34/1998 s. 4(a). (b) in writing. S. 23(2)(c) repealed by No. 34/1998 s. 4(b). S. 23(3) substituted by No. 52/1998 s. 311(Sch. 1 item 95.2). (3) A person whose interests are affected by a decision of the Commission to refuse to authorise a person or service may apply to the Tribunal for review of the decision. S. 23(4) inserted by No. 52/1998 s. 311(Sch. 1 item 95.2), amended by No. 84/2000 s. 9. (4) An application for review must be made within 12 months 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.