39. (1) Application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of a decision by the Medical Board—
(a) under section 36 (2) to cancel the registration of a foreign medical practitioner; or
(b) under subsection 38 (2) that a foreign medical practitioner whose registration has been cancelled for non-payment of a fee is not entitled to re-registration under section 29C of the Principal Act as amended by this Act.
(2) Where a decision of a kind referred to in subsection (1) is made, the Board shall, within 28 days after the date of the decision, give notice in writing of the decision to the foreign medical practitioner.
(3) A notice under subsection (2) shall—
(a) include a statement to the effect that, subject to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1989 , an application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for a review of the decision to which the notice relates; and
(b) except where subsection 26 (11) of that Act applies—include a statement to the effect that a person whose interests are affected by the decision may request a statement under section 26 of that Act.
(4) The validity of a decision referred to in subsection (1) is not to be taken to be affected by a failure to comply with subsection (3).