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Higher Education Support Act 2003
96Reconsideration of reviewable VET decisions on request
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96 Reconsideration of reviewable VET decisions on request
(1) A person whose interests are affected by a *reviewable VET decision may request the *reviewer to reconsider the decision.
(2) The person’s request must be made by written notice given to the *reviewer within 28 days, or such longer period as the reviewer allows, after the day on which the person first received notice of the decision.
(3) The notice must set out the reasons for making the request.
(4) After receiving the request, the *reviewer must reconsider the decision and:
(5) The *reviewer’s decision (the decision on review) to confirm, vary or set aside the decision takes effect:
(6) The *reviewer must give the person written notice of the decision on review.
(7) The notice:
(a) must be given within a reasonable period after the decision on review is made; and
(b) must contain a statement of the reasons for the decision on review.
(8) The *reviewer is taken, for the purposes of this Division, to have confirmed the decision if the reviewer does not give notice of a decision to the person within 45 days after receiving the person’s request.
Note: Section 266 of the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024 requires the person to be notified of the person’s review rights.
Subdivision 16‑D—Which decisions are subject to ART review?