Western Australian Consolidated Acts

HIGHER EDUCATION ACT 2004 - SECT 21A

21A .         Report of higher education advisory committee to be provided to applicant

        (1)         The Minister must, as soon as is practicable after receiving the report on an application referred to in section 20(1)(b) (the report ), give a copy of the report to the applicant.

        (2)         The applicant may request the Minister to undertake a review of the report.

        (3)         A request to undertake a review of a report must —

            (a)         be made within 30 days after the receipt by the applicant of a copy of the report; and

            (b)         set out the grounds on which the applicant is seeking a review of the report; and

            (c)         be accompanied by the fee prescribed by, or calculated under, the regulations.

        (4)         On receipt of a request to undertake a review of a report the Minister may refer the request to any suitably qualified person or persons to consider and report to the Minister on the request.

        (5)         The Minister must not make a decision on an application referred to in section 20(1)(b) until —

            (a)         the applicant advises the Minister in writing that the applicant accepts the report; or

            (b)         31 days have elapsed since the date on which the applicant is given a copy of the report and the applicant has not requested a review of the report; or

            (c)         the applicant has requested a review of the report and that review has been completed.

        [Section 21A inserted by No. 40 of 2009 s. 34.]