Commonwealth Numbered Acts

RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1983 No. 130, 1983 - SECT 86

86. (1) In this section-

         ''decision'' has the same meaning as in the Administrative Appeals
Tribunal Act 1975 ;

         ''reviewable decision'' means a decision of the Minister, or a
delegate of the Minister, under section 10, paragraph 11 (2) (b), sub-section
12 (1), (3) or (6), section 14, sub-section 21 (1) or (9), section 24 or 25,
sub-section 26 (5), section 29, sub-section 31 (1) or (2), section 33,
sub-section 34 (2), section 35 or 38, paragraph 65 (5) (a) or (12) (a) or
sub-section (2) of this section.

(2) A person affected by a reviewable decision who is dissatisfied with the
decision may, by notice in writing given to the Minister within the period of
28 days after the day on which the decision first comes to the notice of the
person, or within such further period as the Minister (either before or after
the expiration of that period), by notice in writing served on the person,
allows, request the Minister to reconsider the decision.

(3) There shall be set out in the request the reasons for making the request.

(4) Upon the receipt of the request, the Minister shall reconsider the
decision and may affirm or revoke the decision or vary the decision in such
manner as he thinks fit.

(5) Where the Minister affirms, revokes or varies a decision, he shall, by
notice in writing served on the person who made the request, inform the person
of the result of his reconsideration of the decision, set out the findings on
material questions of fact, refer to the evidence or other material on which
those findings were based and give his reasons for affirming, revoking or
varying the decision, as the case may be.

(6) Applications may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review
of reviewable decisions that have been affirmed or varied under sub-section
(4).

(7) Nothing in this section shall be taken, by implication, to affect the
application of sub-section 33 (3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901
to a power conferred by this Act.