Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975

PART IV - REVIEWS BY THE TRIBUNAL OF DECISIONS  

Division 1 - Applications for review of decisions  

SECTION 27AA   APPLICATIONS TO TRIBUNAL UNDER AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATION ACT  
Applications under Part IV of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

27AA(1)    
An application under subsection 54(1) of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 for review of a security assessment may be made by a person in respect of whom the assessment was made and who has, in accordance with Part IV of that Act, been given notice of the assessment.

27AA(2)    
An application under subsection 54(2) of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 for review of the findings of the Tribunal on a review of a security assessment may be made by the person who applied for the review in which the findings were made.

27AA(3)    
If the Tribunal is satisfied that an application referred to in subsection (2) is justified, it may review its previous findings, and this Act applies in relation to such a review and the findings in such a review as if it were the review of an assessment.

Applications under Part IVA of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

27AA(4)    

An application under subsection 83B(1) of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 for review of a security clearance decision or security clearance suitability assessment may be made by a person in respect of whom the decision or suitability assessment was made and who has, in accordance with Part IVA of that Act, been given notice of the decision or suitability assessment.

27AA(5)    

An application under subsection 83B(2) of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 for review of the findings of the Tribunal on a review of a security clearance decision or security clearance suitability assessment may be made by the person who applied for the review in which the findings were made.

27AA(6)    

If the Tribunal is satisfied that an application referred to in subsection (5) is justified, it may review its previous findings, and this Act applies in relation to such a review and the findings in such a review as if it were the review of a security clearance decision or security clearance suitability assessment.