Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN PASSPORTS ACT 2005 - SECT 48

                   For the purposes of this Division, the following decisions under this Act are reviewable decisions :

                     (a)  a decision to issue an Australian travel document (other than a decision to issue an Australian passport to a child);

                     (b)  a decision to refuse to issue an Australian travel document (other than a decision in relation to which a declaration under subsection 11(3) has been made or a decision made because of subsection 12(2));

                     (c)  a decision to cancel an Australian travel document;

                     (d)  a decision that an Australian travel document is one to which paragraph 23(1)(a) or (b) applies;

                     (e)  a decision under section 24 to demand the surrender of a cancelled or invalid Australian travel document;

                      (f)  a decision under section 25 to demand the surrender of an Australian travel document;

                     (g)  a decision to extend, or not to extend, the time for making an application under section 49;

                     (h)  a decision under subsection 49(4);

                      (i)  a decision not to waive an application fee imposed under the Australian Passports (Application Fees) Act 2005 ;

                      (j)  a decision not to refund an application fee imposed under the Australian Passports (Application Fees) Act 2005 ;

                     (k)  a decision to refund part of an application fee imposed under the Australian Passports (Application Fees) Act 2005 .

Note:          Under section 27A of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 , the decision‑maker must give to persons whose interests are affected by the decision a notification of the making of the decision and of their right to have the decision reviewed. In notifying any such persons, the decision‑maker must have regard to the Code of Practice determined under section 27B of that Act.