Administrative Decisions Tribunal

If the person is not satisfied by the reviewable decision of the agency, they may apply to the Administrative Decisions Tribunal (ADT) to review the decision.

There is no requirement that the decision is internally reviewed or reviewed by the Information Commissioner before an application to the ADT.

If the Information Commissioner has already reviewed the decision, the person has four weeks from being told of this decision to apply to the ADT.

If the person has chosen not to have a review by the Information Commissioner, they have eight weeks from being told of the agency’s decision to appeal to the ADT.

Check with the ADT Registry for the appropriate application form.

The ADT may uphold the decision of the agency, vary it, set the agency decision aside and make its own decision or set it aside and send it back to the agency to remake the decision in accordance with the ADT’s recommendations.