Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Management System and Other Measures) Act 2007 (118 of 2007)

Schedule 3   Miscellaneous amendments

Part 1   Amendments

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

10   Before subsection 144(1)

Insert:

(1A) If:

(a) a decision of a kind mentioned in subsection (1) (decisions in relation to child care services and registered carers) has been reviewed under section 109A; and

(b) the decision has been affirmed, varied or set aside and substituted by the Secretary or an authorised review officer under subsection 109A(2);

application may also be made to the AAT for the review of the decision.

(1B) For the purposes of subsection (1A), the decision made by the Secretary or authorised review officer is taken to be:

(a) where the Secretary or authorised review officer affirms a decision - that decision as affirmed; and

(b) where the Secretary or authorised review officer varies a decision - that decision as varied; and

(c) where the Secretary or authorised review officer sets a decision aside and substitutes a new decision - the new decision.

(1C) If a decision of a kind mentioned in subsection (1) (decisions in relation to child care services and registered carers) has been made by the Secretary personally, or by another agency head himself or herself in the exercise of a delegated power, application may also be made to the AAT for the review of the decision.