Australian Passports Act 2005

If:

a reviewable decision is made by a delegate of the Minister; and

the decision is not a decision under subsection (4);

An application for review of a decision must be made within 28 days after the person is notified of the decision.

An application for review of a decision must set out the reasons for making the application.

After receiving an application for review of a decision, the Minister must review the decision and:

affirm the decision under review; or

vary the decision under review; or

set aside the decision under review and make a decision in substitution for it.

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.