Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN PASSPORTS ACT 2005 - SECT 48

                   For the purposes of this Division, the following decisions under this Act are reviewable decisions :

                     (a)  a decision to issue an Australian travel document, other than:

                              (i)  a decision made under paragraph 9(1A)(b); or

                             (ii)  a decision to issue an Australian travel document to a child;

                     (b)  a decision to refuse to issue an Australian travel document (other than a decision in relation to which a declaration under subsection 11(3) has been made or a decision made because of subsection 12(2));

                     (c)  a decision to cancel an Australian travel document (other than under section 22AA);

                    (ca)  a decision to refuse to process an application for an Australian travel document;

                     (d)  a decision that an Australian travel document is one to which paragraph 23(1)(a) or (b) applies;

                     (e)  a decision under section 24 to demand the surrender of a cancelled Australian travel document, other than an Australian travel document cancelled because of paragraph 22(2)(d) or section 22AA;

                    (ea)  a decision under section 24 to demand the surrender of an invalid Australian travel document;

                      (f)  a decision under section 25 to demand the surrender of an Australian travel document;

                     (h)  a decision under subsection 49(4);

                   (ha)  a decision under subsection 53(4) to refuse a name or a signature;

                      (i)  a decision not to waive an application fee imposed under the Australian Passports (Application Fees) Act 2005 ;

                      (j)  a decision not to refund an application fee imposed under the Australian Passports (Application Fees) Act 2005 ;

                     (k)  a decision to refund part of an application fee imposed under the Australian Passports (Application Fees) Act 2005 .

Note:          Except in cases described in section 48A of this Act, under section 27A of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 , the decision-maker must give to persons whose interests are affected by the decision a notification of the making of the decision and of their right to have the decision reviewed. In notifying any such persons, the decision-maker must have regard to the Code of Practice determined under section 27B of that Act.