sec.178Internal review

### sec.178 Internal review The chief executive or Organisation must, within 20 days after receiving an internal review application made under section 176 — conduct an internal review of the decision the subject of the application (the original decision ); and make a decision (the internal review decision ) to— confirm the original decision; or amend the original decision; or substitute another decision for the original decision. The application must not be dealt with by— the person who made the original decision; or a person in a less senior office than the person who made the original decision. Subsection (2) — applies despite the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 27A ; and does not apply to an original decision made— personally by the chief executive; or by the board of directors of the Organisation. If the internal review decision confirms the original decision, for the purpose of an external review, the original decision is taken to be the internal review decision. If the internal review decision amends the original decision, for the purpose of an external review, the original decision as amended is taken to be the internal review decision. s 178 amd 2017 No. 31 s 28 (sec.178-ssec.1) The chief executive or Organisation must, within 20 days after receiving an internal review application made under section 176 — conduct an internal review of the decision the subject of the application (the original decision ); and make a decision (the internal review decision ) to— confirm the original decision; or amend the original decision; or substitute another decision for the original decision. (sec.178-ssec.2) The application must not be dealt with by— the person who made the original decision; or a person in a less senior office than the person who made the original decision. (sec.178-ssec.3) Subsection (2) — applies despite the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 27A ; and does not apply to an original decision made— personally by the chief executive; or by the board of directors of the Organisation. (sec.178-ssec.4) If the internal review decision confirms the original decision, for the purpose of an external review, the original decision is taken to be the internal review decision. (sec.178-ssec.5) If the internal review decision amends the original decision, for the purpose of an external review, the original decision as amended is taken to be the internal review decision. - (a) conduct an internal review of the decision the subject of the application (the original decision ); and - (b) make a decision (the internal review decision ) to— (i) confirm the original decision; or (ii) amend the original decision; or (iii) substitute another decision for the original decision. - (i) confirm the original decision; or - (ii) amend the original decision; or - (iii) substitute another decision for the original decision. - (i) confirm the original decision; or - (ii) amend the original decision; or - (iii) substitute another decision for the original decision. - (a) the person who made the original decision; or - (b) a person in a less senior office than the person who made the original decision. - (a) applies despite the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 27A ; and - (b) does not apply to an original decision made— (i) personally by the chief executive; or (ii) by the board of directors of the Organisation. - (i) personally by the chief executive; or - (ii) by the board of directors of the Organisation. - (i) personally by the chief executive; or - (ii) by the board of directors of the Organisation.