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

Pt 5 amended by No 55 of 2016, s 3 and Sch 13 item 4, by inserting the note, applicable in relation to:

(a) a debt that arises on or after 1 January 2017; and

(b) a debt that arose before 1 January 2017, to the extent that the debt was outstanding immediately before 1 January 2017.

Div 2 heading amended by No 38 of 2024, s 3 and Sch 3 item 209, by substituting " ART " for " Administrative Appeals Tribunal " , effective 14 October 2024.

Div 2 heading substituted by No 60 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 5 item 14, effective 1 July 2015. The heading formerly read:

Division 2 - Review by the Social Security Appeals Tribunal

Subdiv E repealed by No 38 of 2024, s 3 and Sch 3 item 41, effective 14 October 2024.

Subdiv E heading inserted by No 60 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 5 item 23, effective 1 July 2015.

S 135 repealed by No 38 of 2024, s 3 and Sch 3 item 41, effective 14 October 2024. S 135 formerly read:

SECTION 135 Secretary may treat event as having occurred if decision set aside on AAT second review  
135
If:

(a) on AAT second review of a decision, the AAT sets the decision aside under subsection 43(1) of the AAT Act; and

(b) the Secretary is satisfied that an event that did not occur would have occurred if the decision had not been made;

the Secretary may, if satisfied that it is reasonable to do so, treat the event as having occurred for the purposes of the family assistance law.

S 135 substituted by No 60 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 5 item 23, effective 1 July 2015. For former wording, see note under Part 5 Div 3 heading.

Former s 135 substituted by No 154 of 2012, s 3 and Sch 3 item 26, applicable in relation to applications dismissed on or after 15 December 2012 (whether the application for review was made before or after 15 December 2012). For application and transitional provisions see note under Subdiv G heading of Part 5 Div 3. S 135 formerly read:

SECTION 135 Withdrawal of application for review  
135(1)
An applicant for review of a decision may withdraw the application at any time.

135(2)
An applicant may withdraw an application by:

(a) sending by any means, or delivering, written notice of withdrawal of the application to:

(i) an office of the SSAT; or

(ii) an office of the Department; or

(iii) an office of another agency, where the Secretary has approved the office for the purposes of this subparagraph; or

(b) going to an office of the SSAT and orally withdrawing the application; or

(c) contacting an office of the SSAT by telephone and orally withdrawing the application.

135(3)
If a person withdraws an application in accordance with paragraph (2)(b) or (c), the person who receives the oral withdrawal must make a written record of the day on which the withdrawal was made.

135(4)
If a person withdraws an application by sending or delivering written notice of withdrawal to an office of an agency, the head of the agency must send notice of the withdrawal to the Principal Member as soon as practicable and, in any event, not later than 7 days after the notice of withdrawal is received at the office of the agency.

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S 135(4) amended by No 38 of 2010, s 3 and Sch 3 item 44, by substituting " Principal Member " for " Executive Director " , effective 11 May 2010.