Part X of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (the Act) provides that applications may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) for review of a reviewable decision. A reviewable decision means a decision by the Registrar of Liner Shipping under Part X of the Act, other than a decision to provisionally or finally register a conference agreement or a decision as to the form of a register (section 10.84 of the Act).
Section 10.84 of the Act provides for a review of decisions of Registrar:
- Application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of
a reviewable decision. - In subsection (1):
- decision has the same meaning as in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975.
- reviewable decision means a decision of the Registrar under this Part, other than:
- a decision to provisionally or finally register a conference agreement, or
- a decision as to the form of a register.
Section 10.85 of the Act provides for a statement to accompany notices of Registrar:
- Where the Registrar makes a reviewable decision (within the meaning of section 10.84 of the Act) and gives to a person whose interests are affected by the decision written notice of the making of the decision, the notice must include:
- a statement to the effect that application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal under the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 for review of a decision of the Registrar under this Part, and
- a statement to the effect that a person who is entitled to apply to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of a decision may, under section 28 of that Act, request a statement that includes reasons for the decision.
- Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply in relation to a case to which subsection 28(4) of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 applies.
- A contravention of subsection (1) in relation to a decision does not affect the validity of the decision.