Bankruptcy Act 1966
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(b) refuses a request by a bankrupt for a review of a decision;
the Inspector-General must give written notice to the bankrupt, to the trustee and to the Official Receiver, of the Inspector-General ' s decision on the review or on the request, as the case may be.
(a) set out the decision; and
(b) refer to the evidence or other material on which the decision was based; and
(c) give the reasons for the decision. 149P(3) [Reviewing - must include statement]
In the case of a decision reviewing the decision to file a notice of objection, the notice must also include a statement to the effect that, if the bankrupt, or the trustee, is dissatisfied with the Inspector-General ' s decision, application may, subject to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 , be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of the decision.
In the case of a decision refusing a request to review the decision to file a notice of objection, the notice to the bankrupt must also include a statement to the effect that, if the bankrupt is dissatisfied with the Inspector-General ' s decision, application may, subject to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 , be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for a review of the decision.
149P(5) [Contravention does not affect validity]A contravention of subsection (3) or (4) in relation to a decision does not affect the validity of the decision.
149P(6) [If no notice within 60 days - taken to have confirmed]If, within 60 days after lodgment of a request by a bankrupt for the review of the trustee ' s decision to file a notice of objection, the Inspector-General has not given written notice to the bankrupt of his or her decision in accordance with subsection (1), the Inspector-General is taken to have reviewed the decision and confirmed it under subsection 149N(3).
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