Clause 13

A request may be filed by the following persons to the Authority for reconsideration (called in this section a reconsideration request) in any of the following circumstances:

by a regulated person, designated media licensee, or owner or controller of an essential resource, who is aggrieved by —

a direction or decision of the Authority in the exercise of discretion vested in it under this Part;

anything contained in a direction or written order issued under this Part; or

anything contained in a code of practice or standard of performance issued or approved under this Part;

by any other person (not being a regulated person, designated media licensee, or owner or controller of an essential resource) who is aggrieved by —

a decision of the Authority under section 65(1), (2) or (3);

a direction or decision of the Authority under section 65A or 65B;

any decision of the Authority under section 64;

anything contained in a code of practice or standard of performance issued or approved under section 61 (insofar as it relates to matters that are necessary for the purposes of section 65, 65A or 65B or for the due administration of these provisions); or

anything contained in a code of practice mentioned in section 67(1).(2) A reconsideration request must be filed within 14 days of the receipt of the decision, direction or written order of the Authority, or the issue or approval of the code of practice or standard of performance, as the case may be.(3) A person must not make both a reconsideration request to the Authority and an appeal to the Minister under section 68 in respect of the same decision, direction or written order of the Authority, or thing contained in a code of practice or standard of performance.(4) Where a reconsideration request and an appeal have been made in contravention of subsection (3), the appeal to the Minister is deemed to be withdrawn.(5) Where —

a reconsideration request has been made to the Authority by any person; and

an appeal in respect of the same decision, direction or written order of the Authority, or thing contained in a code of practice or standard of performance, is made or has been made to the Minister by any other person,the appeal to the Minister is deemed to be withdrawn.(6) The Authority may determine any reconsideration request under this section by confirming, varying or reversing any decision, direction or written order, or by amending any code of practice or standard of performance.(7) Unless otherwise provided, where a reconsideration request is made under this section, the decision, direction, written order, code of practice, standard of performance, or other matter which requires reconsideration by the Authority must be complied with until the determination of the reconsideration request.”.