Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866:section:196za
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 196ZA
Character Range: 1809798–1811444

196ZA  Submissions to Review Council
 (1) If the Review Council is carrying out a review under subsection 196W(2), any person or organisation referred to in any of paragraphs 196Y(1)(a) to (c) may make a submission in writing to the Review Council about any information that was available to the Repatriation Medical Authority and is relevant to the review (relevant information).
 (2) A person having expertise in a field relevant to the investigation may make a submission in writing to the Review Council on any relevant information pertaining to that field.
 (3) If an individual, the Commission, the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission or an organisation has made a written submission, the individual or his or her representative, or a representative of the relevant Commission or of the organisation may, subject to subsection (5), appear before the Review Council to make an oral submission complementing the written submission.
 (4) If the Review Council is carrying out a review under subsection 196W(6) at the request of an individual, the Commission, the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission or an organisation, the individual or his or her representative, or a representative of the relevant Commission or of the organisation may, subject to subsection (5), appear before the Review Council to make an oral submission complementing the written submission (if any) lodged under paragraph 196Z(2)(c).
 (5) A person or organisation may not be represented before the Review Council by a legal practitioner.
 (6) In this section, a reference to a submission does not include a submission on a legal matter.