27Review of decisions

##### 27 Review of decisions (1) If at any time it appears to the Secretary that sufficient reason exists for reconsidering a decision of the Secretary, he or she may reconsider the decision and may affirm, revoke or vary it. (1A) Subsection (1) ceases to have effect on 31 August 1995. (2) Subject to subsection (2A), a person whose interests are affected by a decision of the Secretary, other than a decision under section 20, may request the Secretary to reconsider the decision. (2A) A request under subsection (2) must be in writing and furnished to the Secretary not later than: (a) the end of the period of 28 days after the day on which notice of the decision was served on the person making the request; or (b) 31 August 1995; whichever is the later. (3) Upon receipt of a request under subsection (2), the Secretary shall reconsider the decision, and may affirm, revoke or vary it. (4) Where, under subsection (3), the Secretary affirms, revokes or varies a decision, he or she shall, by notice in writing served by post on the applicant, or on each of the applicants, as the case may be, at the address of that person last known to the Secretary, inform that person of the results of the reconsideration of the decision, set out the findings on material questions of fact, refer to the evidence or other material on which those findings were based and give the reasons for affirming, revoking or varying the decision. (5) Applications may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of a decision made under subsection (3). (6) In subsection (5), decision has the same meaning as in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975.