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to an office of the Social Security Appeals Tribunal; or
     (b) the Secretary sends the application to the National Convener under subsection (1);
the National Convener shall give both the applicant and the Secretary written notice that the application has been received.
"(3) Within 28 days after receiving notice of the making of the application from the National Convener, the Secretary shall send the National Convener:
     (a) a statement about the decision under review that:
         (i) sets out the findings of fact made by the person who made the decision;
         (ii) refers to the evidence on which those findings were based; and
         (iii) gives the reasons for the decision; and
     (b) the original or a copy of every document or part of a document that is in the Secretary's possession or control and is considered by the Secretary to be relevant to the review of the decision.
"(4) If the National Convener asks the Secretary to send the statement and documents by a date earlier than the date provided for in subsection (3), the Secretary shall take reasonable steps to comply with the National Convener's request.

"(5) If:
     (a) after the end of the period referred to in subsection (3) and before the determination of the review, the Secretary obtains possession of a document;
     (b) the Secretary considers that the document or a part of the document is relevant to the review; and
     (c) a copy of the document or the part of the document has not been sent to the National Convener under subsection (3);
the Secretary shall send a copy of the document or the part of the document to an office of the Tribunal as soon as practicable after obtaining possession of the document.

The National Convener will give the other parties a copy of the paragraph 184 (3) (a) statement
"185. The National Convener shall give each party (other than the Secretary) a copy of the statement referred to in paragraph 184 (3) (a).

The National Convener will make arrangements for the hearing of the application
"186. (1) Where an application is made to the Social Security Appeals Tribunal for review of a decision under this Act, the National Convener shall fix the date, time and place for the hearing of the application.
"(2) Where a declaration under section 168a is in force in relation to the decision, the National Convener shall take reasonable steps to ensure that the decision is reviewed as quickly as possible.
     Note: If a declaration under section 168a is in force, the person whose pension etc is affected will be continuing to receive pension etc as if the decision under review had not been made.
"(3) The National Convener shall give