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Employment Services Act 1994
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#### 148 Application for review
Persons affected by decisions may apply for review
(1) A person affected by a reviewable decision may apply to the Employment Secretary for review of the decision.
> Note: Reviewable decision is defined by section 145.
No review of decisions made by Employment Secretary personally
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a decision made by the Employment Secretary himself or herself.
> Note: This means that decisions made by delegates may be reviewed.
Review
(3) If a person applies under subsection (1) for review of a decision, the Employment Secretary or an authorised review officer may review the decision under section 150.
Deemed application—reviews by Social Security Appeals Tribunal
(4) If:
(a) a person who may apply to the Employment Secretary for review of a decision under subsection (1) has not so applied; and
(b) the person applies to the Social Security Appeals Tribunal for review of the decision;
the person is taken to apply to the Employment Secretary for review of the decision under subsection (1) on the day on which the person applies to the Social Security Appeals Tribunal.