GOVERNMENT INFORMATION (PUBLIC ACCESS) ACT 2009 - SECT 101
Time for applying for NCAT administrative review
GOVERNMENT INFORMATION (PUBLIC ACCESS) ACT 2009 - SECT 101
Time for applying for NCAT administrative review
101 Time for applying for NCAT administrative review
(1) An application for
NCAT administrative review must be made within 40 working days after notice of
the decision to which the review relates is given to the applicant (unless
subsection (2) gives a longer period to apply for NCAT administrative review).
(2) If the decision is the subject of review by the Information Commissioner,
an application for NCAT administrative review can be made at any time up to 20
working days after the applicant is notified of the completion of the
Information Commissioner's review.
(3) If an application for NCAT
administrative review of a decision is made while the decision is the subject
of review by the Information Commissioner, the Information Commissioner's
review is to end.
(4) NCAT may, on application by a person wanting to make an
application for NCAT administrative review out of time, extend the time for
the making of such an application by the person if NCAT is of the opinion that
the person has provided a reasonable excuse for the delay in making the
application.
(5) An application to extend the time for the making of an
application for NCAT administrative review must be in writing unless NCAT
dispenses with the requirement in a particular case.
(6) The time for making
an application for NCAT administrative review may be extended under this
section even if that time has expired.
