Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00206:reg:28
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00206
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 28
Character Range: 51292–53151

28  Review of decisions about registration in the International Register

Application for review
 (1) For the purposes of subsection 78A(2) of the Act, an owner of the ship concerned may apply to the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority to review the decision made by the Registrar under subsection 15F(1) or 33B(1) of the Act.
 (2) The application must:
 (a) be in writing; and
 (b) set out the reasons for the application; and
 (c) contain enough information to enable the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority to decide the application.
 (3) The application must be made within:
 (a) 28 days after the applicant is informed of the decision; or
 (b) if, before or after the end of that period of 28 days, the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority extends the period within which the application may be made—the extended period.

Decision on review
 (4) On receiving an application, the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority must:
 (a) review the Registrar's decision; and
 (b) decide to affirm or revoke the decision.
 (5) Any person who assisted the Registrar in making the Registrar's decision must not assist the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority in reviewing the decision.

Notice of decision
 (6) The Chief Executive Officer of the Authority must, within 28 days after receiving the application, give the applicant a written notice that states:
 (a) the Chief Executive Officer's decision; and
 (b) the Chief Executive Officer's reasons for the decision.

When the Chief Executive Officer is taken to have affirmed Registrar's decision
 (7) If the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority does not give the written notice to the applicant within 28 days after receiving the application, the Chief Executive Officer is taken to have made a decision to affirm the Registrar's decision.

Part 3—Transfers and transmissions of ships