Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT ACT 2003 - SECT 209.1

  (1)   The reviewer of a * reviewable decision is:

  (a)   if the * decision maker was a higher education provider acting on behalf of the * Secretary--the Secretary; or

  (b)   if the * decision maker was * Open Universities Australia acting on behalf of the * Secretary--the Secretary; or

  (c)   in any other case--the decision maker, but see subsection   (2).

  (2)   If:

  (a)   a * reviewable decision was made by a delegate of a * decision maker; and

  (b)   the decision is to be reconsidered by a delegate of the decision maker;

then the delegate who reconsiders the decision must be a person who:

  (c)   was not involved in making the decision; and

  (d)   occupies a position that is senior to that occupied by any person involved in making the decision.

Note 1:   The Secretary may delegate to a review officer of a higher education provider the power to reconsider reviewable decisions made under subsection   36 - 12(2) or 36 - 20(1) or Chapter   3: see subsection   238 - 1(2).

Note 2:   The Secretary may also delegate to a review officer of Open Universities Australia the power to reconsider reviewable decisions made under Chapter   3: see subsection   238 - 1(2A).