Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

STUDENT ASSISTANCE ACT 1973 - SECT 304

People affected may apply for review

  (1)   A person affected by a decision to which this Division applies may apply to the Secretary for review of the decision.

Period within which application for internal review to be sought

  (2)   An application under subsection   (1) for the review of a decision must be made within:

  (a)   3 months; or

  (b)   such longer period as the Secretary, in special circumstances, allows;

after the making of the decision.

No application to decisions by Secretary

  (3)   Subsection   (1) does not apply to a decision made by the Secretary himself or herself.

Review following application

  (4)   If a person applies under subsection   (1) for review of a decision, the Secretary or an authorised review officer may review the decision under section   306.

Application taken to have been made

  (5)   If:

  (a)   a person who may apply to the Secretary for review of a decision under subsection   (1) has not so applied; and

  (b)   the person applies to the AAT for review of the decision;

the person is, if the application to the AAT is made within any applicable time limit under subsection   (2), taken to apply to the Secretary for review of the decision under subsection   (1) on the day on which the person applies to the AAT.