# 22 Internal review of decision to give compliance, stop or recall notice

- (1) An entity may apply, in writing, to the Secretary for review (an ***internal review***) of a decision:
- (a) to give the entity a compliance notice under section 17; or
- (b) to give the entity a stop notice under section 18; or
- (c) to give the entity a recall notice under section 19; or
- (d) to vary, under section 21, a notice given to the entity.
- (2) An application for an internal review must be made within 30 days after the day on which the notice was given to the entity.
- (3) The decision‑maker for the internal review is:
- (a) the Secretary; or
- (b) if the Secretary made the decision personally—a person:
  - (i) to whom the power to issue a notice of that kind has been delegated under section 86; and
  - (ii) that was not involved in the making of the Secretary’s decision.
- (4) Within 30 days after the application is received, the decision‑maker must:
- (a) review the decision; and
- (b) affirm, vary or revoke the decision; and
- (c) if the decision is revoked—make such other decision (if any) that the decision‑maker thinks appropriate.
- (5) The decision‑maker for the reviewable decision must, as soon as practicable after making a decision under subsection (4), give the applicant a written statement of the decision‑maker’s reasons for the decision.