Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MIGRATION ACT 1958 - SECT 501G

  (1)   If a decision is made under subsection   501(1) or (2) or 501A(2) or section   501B, 501BA, 501CA or 501F to:

  (a)   refuse to grant a visa to a person; or

  (b)   cancel a visa that has been granted to a person; or

  (ba)   not revoke a decision to cancel a visa that has been granted to a person;

the Minister must give the person a written notice that:

  (c)   sets out the decision; and

  (d)   specifies the provision under which the decision was made and sets out the effect of that provision; and

  (e)   sets out the reasons (other than non - disclosable information) for the decision; and

  (f)   if the decision was made by a delegate of the Minister under subsection   501(1) or (2), or section   501CA and the person has a right to have the decision reviewed by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal:

  (i)   states that the decision can be reviewed by the Tribunal; and

  (ii)   states the time in which the application for review may be made; and

  (iii)   states who can apply to have the decision reviewed; and

  (iv)   states where the application for review can be made; and

  (v)   in a case where the decision relates to a person in the migration zone--sets out the effect of subsections   500(6A) to (6L) (inclusive); and

  (vi)   sets out such additional information (if any) as is prescribed.

  (2)   If the decision referred to in subsection   (1):

  (a)   was made by a delegate of the Minister under subsection   501(1) or (2), or section   501CA; and

  (b)   is reviewable by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal; and

  (c)   relates to a person in the migration zone;

the notice under subsection   (1) that relates to the decision must be accompanied by 2 copies of every document, or part of a document, that:

  (d)   is in the delegate's possession or under the delegate's control; and

  (e)   was relevant to the making of the decision; and

  (f)   does not contain non - disclosable information.

  (3)   A notice under subsection   (1) must be given in the prescribed way.

  (4)   A failure to comply with this section in relation to a decision does not affect the validity of the decision.