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#### 182 Power to arrange for certain decisions to be made by computer programs
(1) The Secretary may arrange for the use, under the Secretary’s control, of computer programs for any purposes for which the Secretary or the Minister may, or must, make a decision covered by subsection (2).
(2) A decision is covered by this subsection if the decision is made under this Act and is prescribed by the rules.
(3) The Secretary must take all reasonable steps to ensure that decisions made by the operation of a computer program under an arrangement made under subsection (1) are correct.
(4) A decision made by the operation of a computer program under an arrangement made under subsection (1) is taken to be a decision made by the Secretary or the Minister (as the case requires).
(5) The Secretary or the Minister (as the case requires) may substitute a decision for a decision (the initial decision) made by the operation of a computer program if the Secretary or Minister is satisfied that the initial decision is incorrect.