25Effect of review on previous offer or refusal

25 Effect of review on previous offer or refusal

This section applies if, in relation to a relevant debt:

the Secretary decides to review a decision that resulted in:

(i) an offer under section 14 for which there has not been an effective acceptance (a previous offer); or
(ii) a refusal under section 15 (a previous refusal); or

a person applies for a review of a decision that resulted in:

(i) a previous offer; or
(ii) a previous refusal.

The effect of the previous offer or previous refusal is suspended pending the outcome of the review. If, on review, the Secretary affirms the decision that resulted in the previous offer or previous refusal:

the previous offer or previous refusal becomes current again from the date of the notice of the review decision; and
for the previous offer – the number of days remaining in the acceptance period is taken to be 56 days from the date of the notice of the review decision.

(4) If, on review, the Secretary substitutes a new decision for the decision that resulted in the previous offer or previous refusal, the previous offer or previous refusal ceases to be in force. (5) If a person withdraws an application for review: (a) the previous offer or previous refusal becomes current again from the time of the withdrawal; and (b) for the previous offer – at the time of the withdrawal, the number of days remaining in the acceptance period is taken to be the number of days that remained immediately before the application was made.