Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

URBAN FOREST ACT 2023 - SECT 134

    (1)     As soon as practicable after receiving an application for review of an internally reviewable decision, the decision-maker must—

        (a)     if the decision-maker is the conservator—

              (i)     for an advisable decision—ask the advisory panel, in writing, for advice on the application; or

              (ii)     for any other decision—

    (A)     ask the advisory panel, in writing, for advice on the application; or

    (B)     review the decision; or

        (b)     if the decision-maker is the director-general—review the decision.

    (2)     If the conservator asks the advisory panel for advice, the advisory panel must give the conservator its advice within 30 working days after the day the advisory panel receives the conservator's request.

    (3)     Within 35 working days after the relevant day, the decision-maker must—

        (a)     review the decision; and

        (b)     confirm, vary or set aside the decision.

    (4)     For subsection (3) (a), if the conservator receives advice from the advisory panel, the conservator must take into account the advice when reviewing the decision.

    (5)     In this section:

"advisable decision" means a decision mentioned in schedule 1, part 1.1, column 3, items 1, 2 and 9.

"relevant day" means—

        (a)     if the conservator asks the advisory panel for advice—the day the conservator receives the advisory panel's advice; or

        (b)     in any other case—the day the decision-maker receives the application for review.