Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN PASSPORTS ACT 2005 - SECT 50

  (1)   If a reviewable decision is made:

  (a)   by the Minister; or

  (b)   under subsection   49(4) by a delegate of the Minister;

application may be made to the Administrative Review Tribunal for review of that decision.

  (2)   The Minister may, if the Minister makes:

  (a)   a decision in response to a refusal/cancellation request made under subsection   13(1) or 14(1); or

  (b)   a decision under subsection   49(4) on review of a decision made by a Minister's delegate in response to a refusal/cancellation request made under section   13 or 14;

certify that the decision involved matters of international relations or criminal intelligence.

  (3)   Despite section   105 of the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024 , if the Minister has given a certificate under subsection   (2) in relation to a decision, then in any review of that decision the Administrative Review Tribunal may only make a decision:

  (a)   affirming the Minister's decision; or

  (b)   remitting the decision to the Minister for reconsideration in accordance with any orders or recommendations of the Tribunal.