{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-21g-12","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21G, § 12","heading":"Adjudicatory hearing; judicial review","body":"Section 12. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the department with respect to a permit application or an addition to an existing withdrawal may request an adjudicatory hearing before the department under the provisions of chapter thirty A. Any such decision shall contain a notice of this right to request a hearing and shall specify a time limit of twenty-one days, within which aggrieved persons may request such a hearing. If no such request is timely made, the decision shall be deemed assented to. If a timely request is received, the department shall, within a reasonable time, act upon the request in accordance with the provisions of chapter thirty A. A person aggrieved by a final decision in an adjudicatory hearing held under the provisions of this section shall be entitled to judicial review thereof in the superior court, in accordance with chapter thirty A; provided, however, that in any action seeking judicial review pursuant to this section, the court in which such action is pending may appoint a master to investigate and report on any scientific or hydrological issue relevant to a question of law presented in the case.","path":["Part I","Title II","Chapter 21G"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter21G/Section12","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:02Z","sha256":"2f33bef18a10fb462b98d9d56dc3b0afd96446dacfcc3cecb8003e4efbee5e70","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-21g-11","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-21g-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}