Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If the Secretary:
(a) decides not to approve an eligible midwife under section 84AAF; or
(b) suspends or revokes an approval under section 84AAG;
the person to whom the approval relates may apply, in writing, to the Secretary for reconsideration by the Secretary of the decision.
(2) On receiving an application under subsection (1) relating to a decision not to approve an eligible midwife under section 84AAF, the Secretary must reconsider the decision and:
(a) affirm the decision; or
(b) approve the eligible midwife.
An approval under paragraph (b) is taken, for the purposes of this Act, to be an approval under section 84AAF.
(3) On receiving an application under subsection (1) relating to a suspension or revocation of an approval under section 84AAG, the Secretary must reconsider the decision and:
(a) affirm the suspension or revocation; or
(b) reinstate the approval.
A reinstatement under paragraph (b) has effect as if the approval had never been revoked.
(4) The Secretary must give to the applicant written notice of the Secretary's decision under subsection (2) or (3).
Note: Sections 105AC of this Act and 266 of the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024 require the person to be notified of the person's review rights.
(5) In this section:
"decision" has the same meaning as in the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024 .