(1) The ACAT may refer an application, or part of an application, to the board for consideration by a personal assessment panel or professional standards panel.
(2) If the board gives a report (the referral report ) to the ACAT on the application or part of the application, the ACAT must consider the referral report.
(3) The ACAT may adopt the referral report or a decision made in
the report as its own decision in relation to the application, or part of the
application.