Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1983 No. 262 GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK REGULATIONS - REG 22

22. (1) In this regulation, "decision" has the same meaning as in the
Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975.

(2) A person affected by a decision made by the Authority under these
Regulations-

   (a)  in respect of an application for a relevant permission or a permission
        referred to in regulation 15; or

   (b)  suspending or revoking such a permission, (not being a decision that
        is deemed to be such a decision by sub-section 43 (6) of the
        Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975) may, if he is dissatisfied
        with the decision, by notice in writing given to the Authority within
        21 days after the day on which the decision first comes to the notice
        of the person, request the Authority to reconsider the decision.

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

(4) The Authority shall, within 40 days after the day on which it receives the
request, reconsider the decision and may make any decision that it might have
made in the first instance whereupon the first decision shall be deemed for
all purposes not to have been made.

(5) The Authority shall give to the person who has requested the
reconsideration of the decision notice in writing of the decision made under
sub-regulation (4).

(6) An application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for the
review of a decision by the Authority made under sub-regulation (4).