Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Review Panel may, at any time after receiving an application for a review, hold a conference of such persons or bodies as it considers appropriate for the purpose of obtaining further information in relation to the application or review.
(2) In making a decision on the review, the Review Panel may also have regard to:
(a) that further information to the extent that it relates to the information that was before the Commissioner when the Commissioner made the reviewable decision; and
(b) any conclusions reached at the conference based on the information that was before the Commissioner when the Commissioner made the reviewable decision.
(3) If the Review Panel decides to hold a conference at any time after receiving an application for a review and before beginning to conduct the review:
(a) the Review Panel must invite the applicant to attend the conference; and
(b) if the applicant fails to attend the conference and the Review Panel is not satisfied that the applicant has a reasonable excuse for the failure--the Review Panel may reject the application.