Section 57A — Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986: Application for review

(1) A request for review of a decision under section 57 must: (a) be made within 3 months after the person seeking review was notified of the decision; and (b) set out the grounds on which the request is made; and (c) be in writing; and (d) be lodged at an office of the Department in Australia in accordance with section 5T. (1A) A request lodged in accordance with section 5T is taken to have been made on a day determined under that section. (2) If a request for review of a decision is made in accordance with subsection (1) the Commission must review the decision. (3) If the Commission has delegated its powers under this section to the person who made the decision under review, that person must not review the decision.