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SAFETY, REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1988 - SECT 97J

Review by Comcare of determination of premium or regulatory contribution

  (1)   The principal officer of the Entity or the Commonwealth authority, to which a determination under section   97 or 97D relates may, by written notice of objection, ask Comcare to review the determination. The notice must be given to Comcare within 14 days after the day on which the Entity or authority received a copy of the determination.

  (1A)   If a determination under section   97CA, 97CB, 97CC or 97DA relates to a body corporate or the Australian Capital Territory, the principal officer of the body corporate or the Australian Capital Territory may, by written notice of objection, ask Comcare to review the determination. The notice must be given to Comcare within 14 days after the day on which the body corporate or the Australian Capital Territory received a copy of the determination.

  (2)   A notice under subsection   (1) or (1A) must set out the grounds of the objection.

  (3)   As soon as practicable after receiving the notice, Comcare must review the determination and must decide either:

  (a)   to confirm the determination; or

  (b)   to vary the determination in such manner as it thinks fit and confirm the determination as so varied.

  (4)   If notice of objection is given under subsection   (1), Comcare must give a written notice to the principal officer of the Entity or the Commonwealth authority of the result of the review of the determination.

  (5)   If the principal officer of an Entity or a Commonwealth authority gives notice of objection to a determination of the premium or regulatory contribution payable by the Entity or authority under subsection   (1), the Entity or the authority is still obliged to pay the premium or regulatory contribution in accordance with any directions given under section   97H.

  (6)   If notice of objection is given under subsection   (1A), Comcare must give a written notice to the principal officer of the body corporate or the Australian Capital Territory of the result of the review of the determination.

  (7)   If the principal officer of a body corporate or the Australian Capital Territory gives notice of objection to a determination of the exit contribution or regulatory contribution payable by the body corporate or the Australian Capital Territory under subsection   (1A), the body corporate or the Australian Capital Territory is still obliged to pay the exit contribution or regulatory contribution in accordance with any directions given under section   97HA.


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