71Review of decisions

#### 71 Review of decisions (1) Where the Minister makes a decision to order the forfeiture of salary and allowances of a member under subregulation 70(1), the Minister shall, by notice in writing given not later than 30 days after the date of the decision, inform the person or persons whose interests are affected by the decision of the making of the decision and of the grounds for the decision. (2) An application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of a decision referred to in subregulation (1). (3) A notice referred to in subregulation (1) shall include a statement to the effect that, subject to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of the decision to which the notice relates by or on behalf of a person whose interests are affected by the decision. (4) A failure to comply with the requirements of subregulation (3) in relation to a decision shall not be taken to affect the validity of a decision. (5) For the purposes of subsection 25(6) of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, the operation of subsection 43(1) of that Act is, in relation to an application referred to in subregulation (2), modified by omitting paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) and substituting the following paragraphs: “(a) affirming the decision under review; or (b) setting aside the decision under review and making a decision, in substitution for the decision so set aside, to pay to the legal personal representative of a member referred to in subregulation 70(1) of the Defence Force Regulations an amount equal to the amount of all salary and allowances that accrued to the member during the period referred to in paragraph 70(1)(c) of those Regulations.”.