Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2020C00377:section:29
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2020C00377
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 29
Character Range: 40050–42438

29  Material that may be considered by external reviewer
 (1) In completing the review, the external review may only consider:
 (a) a statement or document given to the external reviewer under this section; and
 (b) information or a document given to the external reviewer following a request made under section 30.

Material given by Secretary at time of appointment
 (2) The Secretary must, as soon as reasonably practicable after appointing the external reviewer, give the reviewer:
 (a) a written statement about the determination under review that:
 (i) sets out the findings of fact made for the purposes of the determination; and
 (ii) refers to the evidence on which those findings were based; and
 (iii) gives the reasons for the determination; and
 (b) the original or a copy of every document or part of a document that:
 (i) is in the possession, or under the control, of the Secretary; and
 (ii) relates to the applicant; and
 (iii) is relevant to the review of the determination.

Material given by applicant at time of application
 (3) The applicant may, within 14 days after applying for the external review, give the Secretary:
 (a) a written statement supporting the application; and
 (b) any other document that the applicant considers relevant to the review.
 (4) The Secretary must give the external reviewer a copy of the material referred to in subsection (3) as soon as practicable after it is given to the Secretary.

Additional material given by Secretary
 (5) If:
 (a) after the material mentioned in subsection (2) or (3) is given to the external reviewer, but before the completion of the review, a document comes into the possession or under the control of the Secretary; and
 (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 given to the external reviewer in accordance with subsection (2) or (4);
the Secretary must, as soon as practicable, give a copy of the document or the part of the document to the external reviewer.
 (6) As soon as practicable after a statement or document is given to the external reviewer as mentioned in subsection (2) or (5), the Secretary must give the applicant for the external review a copy of the statement or document (unless the statement or document was given to the Secretary by the applicant).