Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

A NEW TAX SYSTEM (FAMILY ASSISTANCE) (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 119

             (1)  If an application under section 111 is sent or delivered to an office of the Department or another agency, the Secretary must send the application to the Principal Member as soon as practicable and, in any case, not later than 7 days after the application is received at the office of the Department or other agency.

             (2)  If:

                     (a)  an application under section 111 is sent or delivered to an office of the SSAT; or

                     (b)  the Secretary sends such an application to the Principal Member in accordance with subsection (1);

the Principal Member must give the applicant and the Secretary written notice that the application has been received.

             (3)  Within 28 days after receiving notice of the making of an application from the Principal Member, the Secretary must send to the Principal Member:

                     (a)  a statement about the decision under review that:

                              (i)  sets out the findings of fact made by the person who made the decision; and

                             (ii)  refers to the evidence on which those findings were based; and

                            (iii)  gives the reasons for the decision; and

                     (b)  the original or a copy of every document or part of a document that:

                              (i)  is in the possession, or under the control, of the Secretary or any other officer; and

                             (ii)  relates to the applicant; and

                            (iii)  is relevant to the review of the decision.

             (4)  If the Principal Member asks the Secretary to send the statement and documents referred to in subsection (3) by a day earlier than the day fixed by that subsection, the Secretary must take reasonable steps to comply with the Principal Member's request.

             (5)  If:

                     (a)  after the end of the period referred to in subsection (3) but before the determination of the review, the Secretary obtains possession of a document; and

                     (b)  the Secretary considers that the document or a part of the document is relevant to the review; and

                     (c)  a copy of the document or the part of the document has not been sent to the Principal Member in accordance with subsection (3);

the Secretary must send a copy of the document or the part of the document to an office of the SSAT as soon as practicable after obtaining possession of the document.