Education (Overseas Students) Act 2018
sec.86Review decision
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sec.86 Review decision
Unless the chief executive made the original decision personally, the chief executive must ensure the application is not dealt with by— the person who made the original decision; or a person in a less senior office in the department than the person who made the original decision. Within 90 days after the making of the application, the chief executive must review the original decision and make a decision (the review decision )— confirming the original decision; or amending the original decision; or substituting another decision for the original decision. The chief executive must make the review decision on the material that led to the original decision and any other material the chief executive considers relevant. The chief executive must, as soon as practicable after making the review decision, give the applicant notice of the review decision. If the review decision is not the decision sought by the applicant, the notice must comply with the QCAT Act , section 157 (2) . (sec.86-ssec.1) Unless the chief executive made the original decision personally, the chief executive must ensure the application is not dealt with by— the person who made the original decision; or a person in a less senior office in the department than the person who made the original decision. (sec.86-ssec.2) Within 90 days after the making of the application, the chief executive must review the original decision and make a decision (the review decision )— confirming the original decision; or amending the original decision; or substituting another decision for the original decision. (sec.86-ssec.3) The chief executive must make the review decision on the material that led to the original decision and any other material the chief executive considers relevant. (sec.86-ssec.4) The chief executive must, as soon as practicable after making the review decision, give the applicant notice of the review decision. (sec.86-ssec.5) If the review decision is not the decision sought by the applicant, the notice must comply with the QCAT Act , section 157 (2) .
- (a) the person who made the original decision; or
- (b) a person in a less senior office in the department than the person who made the original decision.
- (a) confirming the original decision; or
- (b) amending the original decision; or
- (c) substituting another decision for the original decision.