Commonwealth Numbered Acts

STATUTE LAW REVISION ACT 1981 No. 61, 1981 - SECT 23

23. (1) After section 14 of the Principal Act the following section is
inserted in part V: Review of decisions

"15. (1) Applications may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for
review of -

   (a)  decisions of the Comptroller-General of Customs under sub-section (3)
        of section 7 or section 10 other than a decision in respect of which
        an appeal has been made to the Minister for Business and Consumer
        Affairs under that sub-section or section, as the case may be; and

   (b)  decisions of the Secretary to the Department of Primary Industry under
        sub-section (3) of section 11 or section 13 other than a decision in
        respect of which an appeal has been made to the Minister for Primary
        Industry under that sub-section or section, as the case may be.



"(2) A person is not entitled -

   (a)  to appeal to the Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs under
        sub-section (3) of section 7 or section 10 against a decision of the
        Comptroller-General of Customs under that sub-section or section, as
        the case may be; or

   (b)  to appeal to the Minister for Primary Industry under sub-section (3)
        of section 11 or section 13 against a decision of the Secretary to the
        Department of Primary Industry under that sub-section or section, as
        the case may be, if an application has been made under sub-section (1)
        for review of that decision.



"(3) In this section, 'decision' has the same meaning as in the
Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975.".

(2) The amendment made by sub-section (1) applies in relation to -

   (a)  decisions of the Comptroller-General of Customs under sub-section 7
        (3) or section 10 of the Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905; and

   (b)  decisions of the Secretary to the Department of Primary Industry under
        sub-section 11 (3) or section 13 of the
        Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act  1905 , given before or after the
        commencement of this section.