3D. Appeal to Minister
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The manager of a specified place who is aggrieved by any designation by the Director‑General under section 3C(3) may appeal to the Minister against the designation.
manager
“manager”, in relation to a specified place, means the occupier of the specified place, and where there is no occupier, the owner of the specified place;
Every appeal under this section must —
be in writing;
specify the grounds on which it is made; and (c)be made within a prescribed period after the date of receipt of the written notice mentioned in section 3C(4).
The Minister may reject the appeal of an appellant who fails to comply with subsection (2).
After considering an appeal under this section, the Minister may —
reject the appeal and confirm the Director‑General’s designation; or
allow the appeal.
The Minister’s decision on appeal is final.
Every appellant must be notified of the Minister’s decision under subsection (4).
A designation by the Director‑General that is appealed against does not take effect until the appeal is determined or earlier withdrawn.
Director-General
“Director-General” means the Director‑General of Public Health appointed under section 3(1) of the Environmental Public Health Act 1987;
The Minister may designate any of the following persons to hear and determine, in the Minister’s place, any appeal under subsection (1):
place
“place” means any premises, structure or building, or any unenclosed area (including a road, pavement, wetland and any body of water), but not a vehicle, and includes part of a place;
the Second Minister (if any) for his or her Ministry;
any Minister of State, or Senior Minister of State, for his or her Ministry;
any Parliamentary Secretary, or Senior Parliamentary Secretary, for his or her Ministry;
any public officer in his or her Ministry not subordinate to the Director‑General whose designation is appealed against.
Any reference to the Minister in subsections (1) to (7) includes a reference to a person designated under subsection (8).