Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL ACT 1992 - SECT 67

  (1)   The Commissioner may, in relation to reviewable action concerning which a complaint has been made, recommend to the CEO that:

  (a)   a decision, recommendation, act or omission involved in the action should be reconsidered by the CEO, the delegate of the CEO or the Research Committee, as the case requires; or

  (b)   some particular step should be taken to rectify, mitigate, or alter the effects of the action; or

  (c)   a decision involved in the action should be revoked or varied; or

  (d)   reasons should be given for a decision involved in the action; or

  (e)   some other thing should be done in relation to the action.

  (2)   A copy of the Commissioner's recommendation made to the CEO in respect of a particular complaint must be given to the complainant.

  (3)   The CEO must, having regard to the recommendation:

  (a)   take whatever action the CEO considers appropriate; and

  (b)   inform the complainant of the action the CEO has taken and of the CEO's reasons for taking the action.