Commonwealth Numbered Acts

PUBLIC LENDING RIGHT ACT 1985 No. 200, 1985 - SECT 20

20. (1) In this section -

"decision" has the same meaning as that expression has in the Administrative 
Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 ;

"decision of the Committee" means a decision of the Committee under this Act
in connection with a claim.

(2) The Committee shall, by notice in writing given to a claimant affected by
a decision of the Committee, inform the claimant of the decision of the
Committee.

(3) A claimant who is dissatisfied with a decision of the Committee may, by
notice in writing given to the Committee within a period of 28 days after the
day on which the decision first comes to the notice of the claimant, or within
such further period as the Committee allows, request the Committee to
reconsider the decision.

(4) There shall be set out in a request under sub-section (3) the ground on
which the request is made.

(5) Upon receipt of a request under sub-section (3), the Committee shall
reconsider its decision and may -

   (a)  confirm the decision;

   (b)  vary the decision; or

   (c)  set the decision aside and make a new decision in substitution for the
        decision so set aside.

(6) Where, pursuant to a request under sub-section (3), the Committee
reconsiders a decision under sub-section (5), the Committee shall, by notice
in writing given to the claimant who made the request, inform the claimant of
the result of the reconsideration.

(7) Where -

   (a)  a person has made a request under sub-section (3) for the
        reconsideration of a decision; and

   (b)  at the expiration of the period of 90 days after the day on which the
        request was made, the person has not received notice of the result of
        the reconsideration of the decision, the Committee shall thereupon be
        deemed to have confirmed the decision under sub-section (5).

(8) An application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for
review of -

   (a)  a decision that has been confirmed, or is deemed to have been
        confirmed;

   (b)  a decision as varied; or

   (c)  a decision made in substitution for a decision set aside, under
        sub-section (5).