Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2020C00377:section:18
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2020C00377
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 18
Character Range: 28178–29145

18  Certain applications must not be determined
 (1) The Secretary must not determine an application made by a person if:
 (a) the person has already lodged an effective acceptance; or
 (b) the person has made an application (the earlier application) that has not been finally determined; or
 (c) there is an alternative amount for the person.
 (2) The Secretary must not determine an application made on or after 1 December 2017.
 (3) An earlier application made by a person has been finally determined if:
 (a) the person is taken to have declined an offer made in response to the application (see section 41); or
 (b) the person has been given a refusal and the period for applying for a review of a determination included in the refusal has ended without the person making such an application; or
 (c) the person has been given a refusal that includes a determination made by an external reviewer.
 (4) This section has effect despite anything else in this Act.