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OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 1984 - SECT 61A

61A .         Review of Commissioner’s decisions under regulations

        (1)         In this section —

        reviewable decision means —

            (a)         a decision made under the regulations by the Commissioner himself or herself; and

            (b)         a determination of the Commissioner on the review, under the regulations, of a decision made under the regulations by a person other than the Commissioner, whether or not the decision was made by that person as a delegate of the Commissioner,

        but does not include a decision made by a person acting as a delegate of the Commissioner.

        (2)         A person who is not satisfied with a reviewable decision may, within 14 days of receiving notice of the decision, refer the decision to the Tribunal for review.

        (3)         On reference of a decision under subsection (2), the Tribunal is to inquire into the circumstances relevant to the decision and may —

            (a)         affirm the decision; or

            (b)         set aside the decision; or

            (c)         substitute for the decision any decision that the Tribunal considers the Commissioner should have made in the first instance.

        (4)         Pending the decision on a reference under this section, the operation of the reviewable decision is to continue, subject to any decision to the contrary made by the Tribunal.

        [Section 61A inserted by No. 36 of 2009 s. 15.]



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