(1) A person bound by an order under this Part who suffers loss as a result of
the making of the order may apply to the Food Authority for compensation if
the person considers that there were insufficient grounds for the making of
the order.
(2) If there were insufficient grounds for the making of the
order, the Food Authority is to pay such compensation to the applicant as is
just and reasonable.
(3) The Food Authority is to send written notification
of its determination as to the payment of compensation under this section to
each applicant for the payment of such compensation.
(4) If the
Food Authority has not determined an application for compensation under this
section within 28 days of receiving the application, the Food Authority is
taken to have refused to pay any compensation.
(5) An applicant for the
payment of compensation under this section who is dissatisfied with a
determination by the Food Authority as to the refusal to pay compensation or
as to the amount of compensation may apply to the Civil and Administrative
Tribunal for an administrative review under the
Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 --
(a) within 28 days after the day
on which notification of the determination was received, or
(b) in a case to
which subsection (4) applies, within 28 days after the expiration of the
28-day period referred to in that subsection.
