Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if the ACAT is considering ordering an assessment in relation to a person mentioned in section 16 (1) (a), (b) or (c).
(2) The ACAT must take reasonable steps to find out the opinion of the person in relation to the assessment and obtain the person's consent to the assessment.
(3) However, subsection (2) does not prevent the ACAT from ordering an assessment without the person's consent or if the person does not appear before the ACAT.