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7.—(1) After receiving an application by the complainant for a review of the specified officer’s decision that a service complaint is not admissible, the Ombudsman must decide whether the service complaint is admissible and notify both the specified officer and the complainant in writing of his or her decision and the reasons for it.
(2) The Ombudsman must not consider an application under paragraph (1) made after four weeks beginning with the day the complainant received notification of the specified officer’s decision, unless the Ombudsman considers it is just and equitable to allow the complainant to apply after that period.
(3) A decision by the Ombudsman in relation to admissibility is binding on the complainant and the specified officer.
(4) Where under paragraph (1) the Ombudsman decides that the service complaint is admissible, the specified officer must refer the complaint to the Defence Council as soon as reasonably practicable.
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