Reconsideration of decisions
64 Reconsideration of decisions
A person who is affected by a reviewable decision made by the Minister may request the Minister, in writing, to reconsider the decision.
A person who is affected by a reviewable decision made by the Authority may request the Authority, in writing, to reconsider the decision.
For the purposes of this Act, each of the following decisions is a reviewable decision:
a decision by the Authority to make an emergency direction under subsection 61ACA(2) or to vary such a direction;
a decision by the Minister to make a direction under subsection 61AEA(2) (directions limiting access to the Marine Park), or to vary such a direction;
a decision by the Minister prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph;
a decision by the Authority prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.
After receiving a request, the Minister or Authority must:
reconsider the decision; and
affirm or vary it, or set it aside and substitute a new decision.
The regulations may prescribe any or all of the following:
time limits for making requests under this section;
matters to be included in requests under this section;
time limits for reconsidering decisions under this section;
when a decision on reconsideration takes effect.
In this section:
decision has the same meaning as in the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by the regulations
, The regulations may prescribe
). Made under this Act:
- Great Barrier Reef (Declaration of Amalgamated Marine Park Area) Proclamation 2004 · Legislative Instrument · under s 31
- Shoalwater Bay (Dugong) Plan of Management 1997 · Legislative Instrument · under Part VB
- Whitsundays Plan of Management 1998 · Legislative Instrument · under Pt VB
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