27ANotice of decision and review rights to be given

27A Notice of decision and review rights to be given

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person who makes a reviewable decision must take such steps as are reasonable in the circumstances to give to any person whose interests are affected by the decision notice, in writing or otherwise: (a) of the making of the decision; and (b) of the right of the person to have the decision reviewed. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to: (a) a decision that is deemed to be made because of the operation of subsection 25(5) or (5A); or (b) a decision in respect of which provision relating to the notification of a right of review is made by another enactment; or (c) any of the following decisions: (i) a decision not to impose a liability, penalty or any kind of limitation on a person; (ii) a decision making an adjustment to the level of periodic payments to be made to a person as a member of a class of persons where a similar adjustment is being made to the level of such payments to the other members of the class; (iii) if an enactment establishes several categories of entitlement to a monetary benefit—a decision that determines a person to be in the most favourable of those categories; if the decision does not adversely affect the interests of any other person; or (d) a decision under the Corporations Act 2001 to which section 1317B of that Act applies; (e) a decision under the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 to which section 244 of that Act applies. (3) A failure to do what this section requires does not affect the validity of the decision. (4) In this section:

reviewable decision means:

(a) a decision that is reviewable by the Tribunal; or
(b) a decision that is reviewable by:
(i) a person whose decision on review is reviewable by the Tribunal; or
(ii) a person whose decision on review, because of subparagraph (i), is a reviewable decision.