Western Australian Consolidated Acts

GAS STANDARDS ACT 1972 - SECT 13N

13N .         Review of determinations of Director under section 13M

        (1)         Any person aggrieved by a determination of the Director under section 13M(4) may —

            (a)         if a question of law is involved, apply to the State Administrative Tribunal for a review of the decision; or

            (b)         in any other case, appeal in the prescribed manner to a technical review panel appointed under the regulations.

        (2)         If a determination is sent back to the Director under section 29(3)(c)(ii) of the State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004 for reconsideration —

            (a)         the Director is to make a new determination under section 13J(4) in accordance with any directions or recommendations of the State Administrative Tribunal within 20 working days of the day on which the Director receives notice of the Tribunal’s decision; and

            (b)         the new determination is not subject to review under section 13M; and

            (c)         section 29(4) of the State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004 does not apply in relation to the new determination.

        (3)         On an appeal made under subsection (1)(b) the technical review panel may confirm, cancel or vary the determination and the decision of the technical review panel is final.

        (4)         If the technical review panel cancels a determination, the Director may make a new determination in accordance with the panel’s decision under section 13J(4) within 20 working days of the day on which the Director receives notice of the panel’s decision, which determination is not subject to review under section 13M.

        (5)         If an application for review or an appeal has been made under subsection (1) in relation to a determination, the State Administrative Tribunal or the technical review panel, as the case may be, may suspend the operation or effect of the determination until the determination of the review or appeal.

        (6)         If the technical review panel confirms a determination under subsection (3), the appellant is liable to pay the reasonable costs of the review.

        (7)         Any costs payable by the appellant under subsection (6) are recoverable by the Director in a court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due to the State.

        [Section 13N inserted by No. 5 of 2007 s. 32.]