FOOD STANDARDS AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND ACT 1991 - SECT 144 Statement accompanying notification of decisions

FOOD STANDARDS AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND ACT 1991 - SECT 144

  (1)   Where:

  (a)   notice in writing of the making of a decision of a kind referred to in paragraph   143(1)(a) is given to an applicant; or

  (b)   written notice is given that a decision of a kind referred to in paragraph   143(1)(b) has been made;

that notice must include a statement to the effect that:

  (c)   subject to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 , application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of the decision:

  (i)   if it is a decision of a kind referred to in paragraph   143(1)(a) --by the applicant; or

  (ii)   if it is a decision of the kind referred to in paragraph   143(1)(b) --by a person whose interests are affected by the decision; and

  (d)   except where subsection   28(4) of that Act applies, application may be made in accordance with section   28 of that Act by or on behalf of that person for a statement in writing setting out the findings of material questions of fact, referring to the evidence or other materials on which those findings were based and giving the reasons for the decision.

  (2)   Any failure to comply with a requirement of subsection   ( 1) in relation to a decision does not affect the validity of the decision.