21Certain circumstances in which offers and refusals cannot be given

21 Certain circumstances in which offers and refusals cannot be given

(1) The Secretary must not make an offer or give a refusal to a person whose application has been determined if there is an alternative amount for the person. (2) The Secretary must not make an offer or give a refusal to a person on or after 1 September 2018, except as a consequence of a review of a determination made before that day. (3) The Secretary must not make an offer or give a refusal to a person on or after 1 December 2018. (4) Subsections (2) and (3) prevent the Secretary from making an offer or giving a refusal on or after a date specified in those subsections even if, on the specified date, the Secretary is waiting for further information to be provided in accordance with a request under section 68 or a requirement under section 69. (5) This section has effect despite anything else in this Act.