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.