A person who wants a payment unde r the BSWAT payment scheme must make an application before 1   December 2017. Applications can only be made on or after 1   May 2017 by persons already registered for the scheme .

If a person makes an application before 1   December 2017, the Secretary must determine the application by deciding whether the person is eligible for the scheme, and if so, what amount (if any) to offer the person.

The Secretary must notify the person of the Secretary ' s determination, either by:

  (a)   offering to make a payment to the person; or

  (b)   refusing the person ' s application if satisfied that the person is not eligible for the scheme or that the payment amount for the person is nil.

The offer or refusal must include certain information, including information about the person ' s right to apply for a review of the determination if the person is not satisfied with it.

A person m ay apply to the Secretary for review, and if not satisfied with the outcome of that review , may apply for review by an external reviewer. An offer or refusal ceases to be current when a person applies for review, and a new offer or refusal will follow from the review.

If a person decides to accept an offer, the person must lodge an effective acceptance (an acceptance that complies with this Act). If an acceptance is effective, the Secretary will make the payment to a bank account nominated by the person.

The BSWAT payment scheme only operates until the end of 2018 . Offers cannot be made on or after 1   September 2018 , except as a consequence of a review of an earlier determination , and no offers at all can be made on or after 1   December 2018 . A person who wants to accept an offer must do so on or before 31   December 2018 .