Commonwealth Numbered Acts

First Home Owners Act 1983 No. 46 of 1983 - SECT 27

27. (1) If at any time it appears to the Secretary that sufficient reason
exists for reconsidering a decision of the Secretary, he may reconsider the
decision and may affirm, revoke or vary it.

(2) A person whose interests are affected by a decision of the Secretary,
other than a decision under section 20, may, within such time (if any) as is
prescribed, request the Secretary to reconsider the decision.

(3) Upon receipt of a request under sub-section (2), the Secretary shall
reconsider the decision, and may affirm, revoke or vary it.

(4) Where, under sub-section (3), the Secretary affirms, revokes or varies a
decision, he shall, by notice in writing served by post on the applicant, or
on each of the applicants, as the case may be, at the address of that person
last known to the Secretary, inform that person of the results of the
reconsideration of the decision, set out the findings on material questions of
fact, refer to the evidence or other material on which those findings were
based and give his reasons for affirming, revoking or varying the decision.

(5) Applications may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review
of a decision made under sub-section (3).
(6) In sub-section (5), ''decision'' has the same meaning as in the
Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975.