(1) Upon receiving such an application, the Minister must:
(a) reconsider the decision; and
(b) affirm, vary or revoke the decision.
(2) The Minister's decision on reconsideration of a decision has effect as if it had been made under the provision under which the original decision was made.
(3) The Minister must give to the applicant a notice stating the Minister's decision on the reconsideration together with a statement of the Minister's reasons for the Minister's decision.