Reviewable Decisions
The Review Officer has the power only to make recommendations to the Minister, and may not revoke the Minister's decision or substitute another decision.
Decisions made by the Minister which are reviewable:
- to publish a dumping duty notice;
- to publish a countervailing duty notice;
- not to publish a dumping duty notice; and
- not to publish a countervailing duty notice.
Decisions made by the CEO which are reviewable:
- to reject an application for dumping or countervailing measures (a negative prima facie decision);
- to terminate an investigation
- to recommend to the Minister the refund of an amount of interim duty less than the amount contended (a negative preliminary decision).
Decisions not reviewable by this process include:
- A decision by the Minister to accept an undertaking in respect of a dumping or subsidy matter;
- A decision by the Minister to vary the amount of the ascertained normal value, export price and non-injurious price imposed by an existing notice;
- A decision by the Minister to continue or not to continue dumping or countervailing measures;
- A decision by the CEO not to initiate a review of the amount of interim dumping duty; and
- A decision made by the Minister as a consequence of a review by the Review Officer.