Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) If a decision-maker makes a reviewable decision mentioned in schedule 3, item 2, 5 or 7, the decision-maker must give notice (an FOI reviewable decision notice ) to each entity mentioned in schedule 3, column 4 in relation to the decision.
(2) If a decision-maker makes a reviewable decision mentioned in schedule 3, item 3, 4 or 6, the decision-maker must give notice (also an FOI reviewable decision notice ) to the applicant for the access application that the decision relates to.
(3) A decision-maker required to give an FOI reviewable decision notice to a person under subsection (1) or (2) must give the notice to the person with the decision.
(4) The FOI reviewable decision notice must state—
(a) the decision; and
(b) that the person may apply to the ombudsman for review of the decision; and
(c) how to make the application; and
(d) the other options available under ACT laws to have the decision reviewed.
(5) If the ombudsman makes a decision on an ombudsman review, the ombudsman must give a reviewable decision notice to the participants in the review.
Note 1 The requirements for a reviewable decision notice are prescribed under the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008
.
Note 2 The decision-maker must also take reasonable steps to give a reviewable decision notice to any other person whose interests are affected by the decision (see ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008
, s 67A).
(6) A failure to comply with this section in relation to a reviewable decision does not affect the validity of the decision.