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Social Security (Review of Decisions) Act 1988

No. 85 of 1988

TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section
   1. Short title etc.
   2. Commencement
   3. Interpretation
   4. Repeal of sections 16, 17 and 18 and substitution of new sections:
             16. Authorised review officers
             17. Government policy statements
             18. The Secretary and the National Convener may agree on administrative arrangements
   5. Insertion of new section:
             168a. The Secretary may continue payment pending the determination of an application to the Secretary or the Social Security Appeals Tribunal for review of an adverse decision
   6. Insertion of new Parts:

PART XIX—REVIEW OF DECISIONS
Division 1—Review by the Secretary

             172. The Secretary may review a decision
             173. A person affected by a decision may apply to the Secretary for review of the decision
             174. The Secretary's powers on review
             175. The Secretary will notify the applicant of the applicant's right to apply to the Social Security Appeals Tribunal and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal

TABLE OF PROVISIONS—continued
Section
Division 2—Review by the Social Security Appeals Tribunal
             176. The Social Security Appeals Tribunal is to provide a fair, just, economical, informal and quick review
             177. A person affected by a decision may apply to the Social Security Appeals Tribunal for review of the decision
             178. Some decisions are not reviewable by the Social Security Appeals Tribunal
             179. How should an application be made?
             180. What happens if the decision under review is varied while the application for review is still being heard?
             181. Who are the parties to a review of a decision?
             182. The Social Security Appeals Tribunal's powers on review
             183. Date of effect of the Social Security Appeals Tribunal's decision
Division 3—Procedures for review of a decision by the Social Security Appeals Tribunal
Subdivision A—Preliminary procedures
             184. What happens initially when an application for review is received?
             185. The National Convener will give the other parties a copy of the paragraph 184 (3) (a) statement
             186. The National Convener will make arrangements for the hearing of the application
             187. The National Convener will give notice of the application to any person whose interests the National Convener believes are affected by the decision under review
Subdivision B—How the Social Security Appeals Tribunal informs itself about the decision under review
             188. How does a party put material before the Social Security Appeals Tribunal?
             189. When can the Social Security Appeals Tribunal proceed without oral submissions from a party?
             190. The Social Security Appeals Tribunal may take evidence
             191. The Secretary will provide further information on a request from the National Convener
             192. The National Convener may ask the Secretary to exercise powers under section 164
Subdivision C—The nature of the hearing
             193. The hearing will be as informal