South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A person who makes
a request under section 12 in relation to a proposed acquisition may,
within 7 days of being served with a notice indicating that the Authority has
refused the request, or within such longer period as the Minister may in his
or her absolute discretion allow in any particular case, apply in writing to
the Minister for a review of the decision.
(2) An application for
review must be made in a manner and form determined by the Minister.
(3) On receiving an
application under this section the Minister will conduct the review or will
appoint a suitable person to conduct the review on the Minister's behalf.
(4) The merits or
otherwise of the undertaking to which the proposed acquisition relates cannot
be called into question in a review under this section.
(5) The person
conducting a review under this section may conduct the review in such manner
as he or she thinks fit, including the holding of public hearings if he or she
thinks appropriate.
(6) If the Minister
conducts the review, it must be completed within 14 days of the Minister's
receipt of the application.
(7) If the review is
conducted by a person on the Minister's behalf, the review must be completed,
and the reviewer's report furnished to the Minister, within 14 days of his or
her appointment.
(8) On completion of a
review, the Minister may confirm, vary or reverse the decision the subject of
the review.
(9) A decision made on
a review, or the manner in which a review is conducted, is not itself subject
to review by a court or tribunal.
(10) In this
section—
"Minister" means the Minister responsible for the administration of the Act
under which the Authority in question is empowered to make the proposed
acquisition.