Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

STUDENT ASSISTANCE ACT 1973 - SECT 311

  (1)   Subject to subsection   310(2), if:

  (a)   a decision has been reviewed by the Secretary or an authorised review officer under section   306; and

  (b)   the decision has been affirmed, varied or set aside;

application may be made to the AAT for review ( AAT first review ) of that decision.

  (2)   For the purposes of subsection   (1), the decision made by the Secretary or authorised review officer is taken to be:

  (a)   if the Secretary or authorised review officer affirms a decision--the decision as affirmed; and

  (b)   if the Secretary or authorised review officer varies a decision--the decision as varied; and

  (c)   if the Secretary or authorised review officer sets a decision aside and substitutes a new decision--the new decision.