Section 116 — Social Security (Administration) Act 1999: Date of effect of favourable determination resulting from review—concession cards

(1) If: (a) a decision (the original decision) is made in relation to a person’s qualification for a concession card; and (b) the person is given a notice informing him or her of the original decision; and (c) within 13 weeks after the notice is given, the person applies to the Secretary, under section 129, for review of the original decision; and (d) the favourable determination is made as a result of the application for review; the favourable determination takes effect on the day on which the determination embodying the original decision took effect. (2) If: (a) a decision (the original decision) is made in relation to a person’s qualification for a concession card; and (b) the person is given a notice informing him or her of the original decision; and (c) more than 13 weeks after the notice is given, the person applies to the Secretary, under section 129, for review of the original decision; and (d) the favourable determination is made as a result of the application for review; the favourable determination takes effect on the day on which the application for review was made. (3) If: (a) a decision (the original decision) is made in relation to a person’s qualification for a concession card; and (b) the person is not given any notice informing him or her of the original decision; and (c) the person applies to the Secretary, under section 129, for review of the original decision; and (d) the favourable determination is made as a result of the application for review; the favourable determination takes effect on the day on which the determination embodying the original decision took effect. (4) If: (a) a decision (the original decision) is made in relation to a person’s qualification for a concession card; and (b) the person is given a notice informing him or her of the original decision; and (c) the Secretary reviews the decision under section 126 without any application under section 129 for review of the decision having been made; (d) as a result of the review, the favourable decision is made more than 13 weeks after the notice of the original decision was given to the person; the favourable determination takes effect on the day on which the determination embodying the original decision took effect.