Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If the Minister makes a decision under this Act in relation to a person, the Minister must give the person notice of the decision.
(2) If the person is a child, the Minister satisfies the requirement in subsection (1) if the Minister gives a parent of the child notice of the decision.
(3) If the decision is an adverse decision, the notice must include the reasons for the decision.
(4) The Minister must give the notice in the manner prescribed by the regulations (which includes electronic form).
Procedural defect does not affect validity of decision
(5) A failure to comply with subsection (3) or (4) does
not affect the validity of the decision.