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under paragraph (2) (b) that the answering by a person of a question at the hearing of a proceeding would, or would not, be contrary to the public interest is a decision by the Tribunal in that proceeding for the purposes of section 44.".

Lodging of material documents with Tribunal
31. Section 37 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after sub-section (1a) the following sub-sections:
"(1b) Where an application that has been lodged with the Tribunal for a review of a decision was not lodged within the time within which it was required by section 29 to be lodged, the reference in sub-section (1) to the period of 28 days after the person who made the decision receives notice of the application for a review shall be read as a reference to the period of 28 days after the day on which that person so receives notice or the day on which the Tribunal makes a determination extending the time for the making of the application for a review, whichever is the later.
"(1c) The Tribunal may, upon request being made, as prescribed, by a party to a proceeding before the Tribunal for a review of a decision, direct, by order, that sub-section (1b) shall have effect in relation to an application for a review of the decision as if the last reference in that sub-section to a period of 28 days were a reference to such shorter period as is specified in the order.

"(1d) Sub-section (1b) does not apply in relation to an application for a review of a decision if the decision is the subject of another application to which sub-section (1b) does not apply.".

Operation and implementation of a decision that is subject to review
32. Section 41 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-sections:
"(7) For the purposes of this section, the President may authorize a senior member, either generally or in relation to a particular decision or particular decisions, or to decisions included within a class or classes of decisions, being a decision or decisions in respect of which an application to the Tribunal for a review has been, or may be, made, to exercise the powers and perform the functions of a presidential member under this section, and, where a senior member is so authorized, a reference in this section (other than this sub-section) to a presidential member shall be read as including a reference to that senior member.
"(8) The President may at any time vary or revoke an authorization under sub-section (7).".

Review by Tribunal
33. Section 43 of the Principal Act is amended—
    (a) by omitting sub-section (2) and substituting