39Statement to accompany notice of decisions

39 Statement to accompany notice of decisions

(1) Where the Secretary makes a decision of a kind referred to in subsection 38(1) and gives to a person whose interests are affected by the decision notice in writing of the making of the decision, that notice shall include a statement to the effect that, subject to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, application may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of the decision to which the notice relates by or on behalf of the person or persons whose interests are affected by the decision. (2) Any contravention of subsection (1) in relation to a decision does not affect the validity of the decision.