Customs Act 1901

If an application for the review of a negative preliminary decision is not rejected under section 269ZZQA or 269ZZRA, the Review Panel must make a decision on the application by:

affirming the reviewable decision; or

revoking the reviewable decision and substituting a new decision under subsection 269X(6).

The Review Panel may revoke a reviewable decision and substitute a new decision under subsection 269X(6) only if the new decision is materially different from the reviewable decision.

If the Review Panel revokes a reviewable decision and substitutes a new decision under subsection 269X(6), the Review Panel must, within 7 days after making the new decision, recommend that the Minister give effect to that decision.

Subject to subsections 269ZZRA(2) and 269ZZRB(2), in making a decision under this section, the Review Panel must have regard only to information of the kinds referred to in subsection 269X(5) that was before the Commissioner when the Commissioner made the reviewable decision.

The Review Panel’s decision must be made within 60 days after the giving of the notice under subsection 269ZZRC(1) to the applicant or such longer period allowed by the Minister in writing because of special circumstances.