Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT 1992 - SECT 121FS

  (1)   If:

  (a)   the Minister for Foreign Affairs makes a decision under subsection   121FD(1) or 121FL(3) or (5); and

  (b)   a person is entitled to make an application to the Federal Court or the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division   2) under section   5 of the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 in relation to the decision;

the person may, by written notice given to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, request the Minister for Foreign Affairs to give the person a written statement setting out the reasons for the decision.

  (2)   If a person makes a request under subsection   (1) in relation to a decision, the Minister for Foreign Affairs must either:

  (a)   as soon as practicable, and in any event within 28 days, after receiving the request:

  (i)   prepare a written statement setting out the reasons for the decision; and

  (ii)   give the statement to the person; or

  (b)   both:

  (i)   as soon as practicable, and in any event within 28 days, after receiving the request, prepare a statement about the decision; and

  (ii)   cause a copy of the statement to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the completion of the preparation of the statement.