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sec.863Applying for an internal review
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### sec.863 Applying for an internal review
The application must be made within 30 business days after—
if the person is given an information notice about the decision or a compliance notice—the day the person is given the information notice or a compliance notice; or
if paragraph (a) does not apply and notice of the decision is published—the day notice of the decision is published.
The reviewer may extend the time for applying for an internal review.
On or before making the application, the applicant must send the following documents to any other person who was given an information notice about the original decision—
notice of the application (the submitter notice );
a copy of the application and supporting documents.
The submitter notice must inform the recipient that written submissions on the application may be made to the reviewer within 5 business days after the application is made to the reviewer.
The application does not stay 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 (6) —
applies despite the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 27A ; and
does not apply to an original decision made by the chief executive; and
does not apply to an original decision made by a reviewer who is a category 2 water authority.
(sec.863-ssec.1) The application must be made within 30 business days after— if the person is given an information notice about the decision or a compliance notice—the day the person is given the information notice or a compliance notice; or if paragraph (a) does not apply and notice of the decision is published—the day notice of the decision is published.
(sec.863-ssec.2) The reviewer may extend the time for applying for an internal review.
(sec.863-ssec.3) On or before making the application, the applicant must send the following documents to any other person who was given an information notice about the original decision— notice of the application (the submitter notice ); a copy of the application and supporting documents.
(sec.863-ssec.4) The submitter notice must inform the recipient that written submissions on the application may be made to the reviewer within 5 business days after the application is made to the reviewer.
(sec.863-ssec.5) The application does not stay the original decision.
(sec.863-ssec.6) 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.863-ssec.7) Subsection (6) — applies despite the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 27A ; and does not apply to an original decision made by the chief executive; and does not apply to an original decision made by a reviewer who is a category 2 water authority.
- (a) if the person is given an information notice about the decision or a compliance notice—the day the person is given the information notice or a compliance notice; or
- (b) if paragraph (a) does not apply and notice of the decision is published—the day notice of the decision is published.
- (a) notice of the application (the submitter notice );
- (b) a copy of the application and supporting documents.
- (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 by the chief executive; and
- (c) does not apply to an original decision made by a reviewer who is a category 2 water authority.