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MOTOR VEHICLES ACT 1959 - SECT 98Z

98Z—Review by Registrar or review committee

        (1)         A person who is aggrieved by a decision of the Registrar under Part 2, 2A, 3, 3A, 3C or 3D may, within one month of the making of the decision, apply to the Registrar for a review of the decision.

        (2)         An application for a review must be made in accordance with the regulations.

        (3)         Subject to subsections (4) and (5), if an application is made under subsection (1), the Registrar must review the decision to which the application relates.

        (4)         If an application is made under subsection (1) for review of a decision of the Registrar

            (a)         to exercise any of the powers conferred by section 82; or

            (b)         to refuse an application for an instructor's licence on the ground that the applicant is not a fit and proper person to hold such a licence; or

            (c)         to cancel an instructor's licence; or

            (d)         to refuse an application for a towtruck certificate or temporary towtruck certificate; or

            (e)         to impose conditions on a certificate issued under Part 3C,

the Registrar must refer the application to the review committee.

        (5)         If—

            (a)         an application for review is made under subsection (1) (other than for a review of a decision of the Registrar referred to in subsection (4)); and

            (b)         in the Registrar's opinion it is desirable that the review be conducted by the review committee rather than the Registrar,

the Registrar may refer the application to the review committee.

        (6)         If the Registrar refers an application for review to the review committee, the Registrar must notify the applicant in writing of that fact.

        (7)         The review committee must review a decision of the Registrar that is the subject of an application for review referred to it under this section.

        (8)         The Registrar must furnish the review committee with any information known to the Registrar that is relevant to any matter being considered by the committee.

        (9)         The applicant must, if so required by the Registrar or review committee

            (a)         appear personally before the Registrar or committee in support of the application; and

            (b)         provide any information sought by the Registrar or committee; and

            (c)         verify information provided to the Registrar or committee by statutory declaration.

        (10)         The applicant may be assisted before the Registrar or review committee by an agent or representative (not being a legal practitioner).

        (11)         On a review under this section, the Registrar or review committee may confirm or vary the decision under review or set aside the decision and substitute a new decision.



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