This legislation has been repealed.
(1) If an employer
considers that a decision of the Corporation as to—
(a) the
estimate of remuneration that is to be used for the calculation of a statutory
payment; or
(b) the
fixing or assessment of a statutory payment; or
(c) the
imposition of penalty interest or a fine; or
(d) the
imposition or variation of a condition of a kind that may lead to the
remission or imposition of a supplementary payment,
is unreasonable, the board must, on application by the employer, review the
decision.
(2) An application for
review does not suspend a liability to pay a statutory payment, penalty
interest or a fine.
(3) The review will be
conducted, in accordance with procedures determined by the board, by the board
itself, or by a committee or person to whom the board has delegated its powers
of review under this section, and the board has an absolute discretion as to
whether it will permit the employer or a representative of the employer to be
heard orally on the review.
(4) On review,
the board may—
(a)
alter an estimate of remuneration;
(b)
alter a statutory payment or an assessment;
(c)
quash or reduce penalty interest or a fine;
(d)
direct the repayment of amounts overpaid;
(e)
quash or vary a condition imposed by the Corporation.
(5) An application
under this section for review of a decision of the Corporation—
(a)
must, if the decision relates to a class of employers, be made within 4 months
after notice of the decision was given; or
(b)
must, if the decision relates to an individual employer, be made within
2 months after the employer was given notice of the decision,
unless the board (or its delegate) allows an extension of time for making the
application.