306Powers of Secretary or authorised review officer if application for review

#### 306 Powers of Secretary or authorised review officer if application for review Secretary or review officer may affirm, vary or substitute (1) If an application for review of a decision is made under subsection 304(1), the Secretary or an authorised review officer must: (a) affirm the decision; or (b) vary the decision; or (c) set the decision aside and substitute a new decision. Notice to applicant (2) If a person makes a decision under subsection (1), the person must give the applicant written notice of the decision. > Note: Meaning of given—sections 28A and 29 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 provide that a notice is given: (a) to a natural person if the notice is: - delivered personally; or - left at the last known address of the person; or - sent by prepaid post to the last known address of the person; and (b) to a body corporate if the notice is left at, or sent by prepaid post to, the head office or a registered office or a principal office of the body corporate. Event taken to have occurred (3) If: (a) a person sets a decision aside under subsection (1); and (b) the Secretary is satisfied that an event that did not occur would have occurred if the decision had not been made; the Secretary may, if satisfied that it is reasonable to do so, treat the event as having occurred for the purposes of this Act.