(1) Subject to this section, on receiving an application for internal review under section 174K, the Secretary must appoint an employee in the Department (an internal reviewer ) to conduct an internal review of the determination.
(2) The Secretary is not required to appoint an internal reviewer to conduct an internal review if the Secretary considers that the application for internal review is frivolous, vexatious, misconceived or lacking in substance.
(3) An internal reviewer must not be a person who previously considered the application under section 174G as a delegate of the Secretary.
S. 174M inserted by No. 37/2022 s. 20.