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83B Administrative reviews by Tribunal

(1) An applicant for the issue, alteration, renewal or restoration of an authority aggrieved by any decision of the Secretary relating to the application may apply to the Tribunal for an administrative review under the Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 of the decision.

(2) The holder of an authority aggrieved by any decision of the Secretary to alter an authority or to cancel a provisional authority may apply to the Tribunal for an administrative review under the Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 of the decision.

(2A) The holder of a contractor licence aggrieved by a decision of the Secretary to suspend the contractor licence under section 22A, 22B or 61A may apply to the Tribunal for an administrative review under the Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 of the decision.

(3) A person aggrieved--

(a) by a decision made by the Secretary under Part 4 (Disciplinary proceedings) to impose a penalty or to cancel or suspend an authority, or

(b) by any other decision made by the Secretary under that Part that is prescribed by the regulations,

may apply to the Tribunal for an administrative review under the Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 of that decision.

(4) For the purposes of this section, the Secretary is to be taken to have refused any application that has not been withdrawn if the Secretary has not served on the applicant notice of the decision on the application--

(a) within 40 days of its being lodged with the Secretary, or

(b) if the Secretary and the applicant agree on a longer period--within the longer period after its being so lodged.