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SRA Handbook
Reconsideration
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Regulation 17: Reconsideration
- 17.1
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The SRA may reconsider or rescind a decision made under these regulations when it appears that the decision maker:
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was not provided with material evidence that was available to the SRA;
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was materially misled;
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failed to take proper account of material facts or evidence;
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took into account immaterial facts or evidence;
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made a material error of law;
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made a decision which was otherwise irrational or procedurally unfair;
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made a decision which was otherwise ultra vires; or
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failed to give sufficient reasons.
- 17.2
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A decision may be reconsidered under 17.1 only on the initiative of the SRA.
- 17.3
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The SRA may also give directions:
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for further investigations to be undertaken;
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for further information or explanation to be obtained; and
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for the reconsideration to be undertaken by the original decision maker or by a different decision maker or panel.