Provision of statement of reasons
34ZI Provision of statement of reasons
The Regulator must provide a statement of reasons within 28 days of receiving a request under section 34ZG or 34ZH.
Subject to subsection (3), the statement of reasons for a decision of the Regulator in relation to an application referred to in sections 34ZG and 34ZH must include—
the reasons for the Regulator's decision; and
the findings on material questions of fact that led to the Regulator's decision, referring to the evidence or other information or material on which the Regulator's findings were based.
If the Regulator's decision is based wholly or partly on protected information received from the Chief Commissioner of Police, the Regulator must—
not disclose the protected information (if the Chief Commissioner has disclosed the protected information to the Regulator); and
state only that the Regulator's decision is based on advice from the Chief Commissioner of Police.
The Regulator may exclude any personal information in a statement of reasons if the Regulator considers it appropriate in the circumstances.
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