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   266 of the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024 , 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 any matters prescribed by rules made for the purposes of section   267 of that Act.