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particulars of findings on material questions of fact, an adequate reference to the evidence or other material on which those findings were based or adequate particulars of the reasons for the decision, the Tribunal may make a declaration accordingly, and, where the Tribunal makes such a declaration, the person to whom the request for the statement was made shall, as soon as practicable but in any case within 28 days after the Tribunal makes the declaration, furnish to the applicant an additional statement or additional statements containing further and better particulars in relation to matters specified in the declaration with respect to those findings, that evidence or other material or those reasons.".

Manner of applying for review
23. Section 29 of the Principal Act is amended—
    (a) by omitting from sub-paragraph (2) (b) (ii) "28 (3)" and substituting "28 (3a)"; and
    (b) by omitting sub-section (8) and substituting the following sub-section:
    "(8) The time for making an application to the Tribunal for a review of a decision may be extended under sub-section (7) although that time has expired.".

Parties to proceeding before Tribunal
24. Section 30 of the Principal Act is amended—
    (a) by omitting paragraphs (1) (b) and (c) and substituting the following paragraphs:
         "(b) the person who made the decision;
         "(c) if the Attorney-General intervenes in the proceeding under section 30a—the Attorney-General; and
         "(d) any other person who has been made a party to the proceeding by the Tribunal on application by the person in accordance with sub-section (1a)."; and
    (b) by inserting after sub-section (1) the following sub-section:
    "(1a) Where an application has been made by a person to the Tribunal for a review of a decision, any other person whose interests are affected by the decision may apply, in writing, to the Tribunal to be made a party to the proceeding, and the Tribunal may, in its discretion, by order, make that person a party to the proceeding.".
25. After section 30 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Intervention by Attorney-General
"30a. (1) The Attorney-General may, on behalf of the Commonwealth, intervene in a proceeding before the Tribunal.
"(2) Where the Attorney-General intervenes under sub-section (1) in a proceeding for a review of a decision, the Attorney-General may authorize the payment to a party to the proceeding by the Commonwealth of such costs as he considers were reasonably incurred by that party in relation to the proceeding as a result of that intervention.".

Procedure of Tribunal
26. Section 33 of the Principal Act is amended—
    (a) by omitting paragraph (1) (a) and substituting the following paragraph:
         "(a) the procedure of the Tribunal is, subject to this Act and the regulations and to any