Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If the Inspector - General:
(a) reviews a reviewable decision; or
(b) refuses a request by a bankrupt for a review of a reviewable decision;
the Inspector - General must give written notice to:
(c) the bankrupt; and
(d) the trustee;
of the Inspector - General's decision on the review or on the request, as the case may be.
(a) set out the decision; and
(b) give the reasons for the decision.
Notification of right of review by AAT
(3) In the case of a decision on the review of a reviewable decision, the notice must also include a statement to the effect that, if the bankrupt or the trustee is dissatisfied with the Inspector - General's decision, application may, subject to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 , be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of the decision.
(4) In the case of a decision refusing a request to review a reviewable decision, the notice to the bankrupt must also include a statement to the effect that, if the bankrupt is dissatisfied with the Inspector - General's decision, application may, subject to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 , be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for a review of the decision.
(5) A breach of subsection (3) or (4) in relation to a decision does not affect the validity of the decision.
Inspector - General taken to have reviewed and confirmed decision
(6) If, within 60 days after lodgment of a request by a bankrupt
for the review of a reviewable decision, the Inspector - General has not given
written notice to the bankrupt of his or her decision in accordance with
subsection (1), the Inspector - General is taken to have reviewed the
trustee's decision and confirmed it under paragraph 139ZIR(1)(a).