Section 144 — Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001: Review decisions: formalities

144 Review decisions: formalities (1) The reviewer must make a review decision within 28 days after— (a) the day on which the hearing of the review finishes; or (b) if there is no hearing,— (i) the day that the applicant, the Corporation, and all persons who would be entitled to be present and heard at the hearing specify for the purposes of this section in their agreement not to have a hearing; or (ii) if those persons do not specify a day, the day on which those persons agree not to have a hearing. (2) A review decision must— (a) be written; and (b) contain the reasons for the decision; and (c) contain information about the right of appeal. (3) As soon as practicable after making a review decision under subsection (1) , the reviewer must give a copy of the decision to— (a) the applicant and the Corporation; and (b) every other person who was entitled to be present and heard at the hearing and who was present at it. (4) The reviewer must give a copy of the decision to a person who was entitled to be present and heard at the hearing, but who was not present at it, if that person asks the reviewer for a copy. (5) The Corporation must supply a copy of the review decision to any other person who asks for a copy, but must ensure that the copy supplied contains no information that may identify any individual. The Corporation may charge a fee for supplying the copy, which must be no greater than the cost of preparing the copy for supply and supplying it. Compare: 1998 No 114 s 147