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SOCIAL SECURITY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 137

Certain decisions not to be revived
(1)
This section has effect if:

(a)
the Secretary makes a determination (the first determination ) that:

(i)
a social security payment is granted or is payable to a person; or
(ii)
a social security payment is payable to a person at a particular rate; and
(b)
the Secretary makes a determination (the second determination ):

(i)
cancelling the social security payment; or
(ii)
reducing the rate at which the social security payment is payable; and
(c)
notice of the second determination is given to the person; and

(d)
the person applies under section 129 for review of the second determination; and

(e)
the application is made more than 13 weeks after notice of the second determination was given; and

(f)
a decision (the review decision ) is made by the Secretary, an authorised review officer, the Social Security Appeals Tribunal or the Administrative Appeals Tribunal; and

(g)
the review decision, or the effect of the review decision, is:

(i)
to set aside the second determination; or
(ii)
to affirm a decision setting aside the second determination.
(2)
This section has effect if:

(a)
the Secretary makes a determination (the first determination ) that:

(i)
a social security payment is granted or is payable to a person; or
(ii)
a social security payment is payable to a person at a particular rate; and
(b)
the Secretary makes a determination (the second determination ):

(i)
cancelling the social security payment; or
(ii)
reducing the rate at which the social security payment is payable; and
(c)
notice of the second determination is given to the person; and

(d)
the Secretary reviews the second determination under section 126 without any application under section 129 for review of the decision having been made; and

(e)
the decision of the Secretary on the review is to set aside the second determination; and

(f)
the decision on the review is made more than 13 weeks after notice of the second determination was given.

(3)
This section has effect if:

(a)
the Secretary makes a determination (the first determination ) that:

(i)
a person's claim for a concession card is granted; or
(ii)
a person is qualified for a concession card; and
(b)
the Secretary makes a determination (the second determination ) cancelling the concession card; and

(c)
notice of the second determination is given to the person; and

(d)
the person applies under section 129 for review of the second determination; and

(e)
the application is made more than 13 weeks after notice of the second determination was given; and

(f)
a decision (the review decision ) is made by the Secretary, an authorised review officer, the Social Security Appeals Tribunal or the Administrative Appeals Tribunal; and

(g)
the review decision, or the effect of the review decision, is:

(i)
to set aside the second determination; or
(ii)
to affirm a decision setting aside the second determination.
(4)
This section has effect if:

(a)
the Secretary makes a determination (the first determination ) that:

(i)
a person's claim for a concession card is granted; or
(ii)
a person is qualified for a concession card; and
(b)
the Secretary makes a determination (the second determination ) cancelling the concession card; and

(c)
notice of the second determination is given to the person; and

(d)
the Secretary reviews the second determination under section 126 without any application under section 129 for review of the declaration having been made; and

(e)
the decision of the Secretary on the review is to set aside the second determination; and

(f)
the decision is made more than 13 weeks after notice of the second determination was given.

(5)
If this section has effect:

(a)
the second determination does not become void from the time when it was made; and

(b)
the mere setting aside of the second determination does not of itself revive the first determination.

(6)
For the purposes of this section, a person is taken to have applied for review of a determination (the primary determination ) if:

(a)
the person applies for review of another determination or decision; and

(b)
a review of the primary determination is necessary to resolve the issues raised by the review of that other determination or decision.



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