27A Calculation of appropriate period for s 27 Section 27(3) and (4)

(1) If an applicant gives an agency or Minister a copy of the applicant's concession card, the period commencing on the day the applicant gives the copy and ending on—

(a) the day the applicant is notified of the decision of the agency or Minister under schedule 4, section 8(2) or schedule 4, section 9(2)(b); or

(b) the day the agency or Minister, having not notified the applicant of the decision, is taken to have made a decision under schedule 4, section 9(3);

does not count as part of the appropriate period under section 27.

(2) If an applicant is given a preliminary assessment notice before the end of the original section 27 period applying to the application, the period commencing on the day the applicant is given the notice and ending on—

(a) the day the applicant—

(i) if no deposit is payable, agrees in writing to pay the relevant charge; or

(ii) pays the relevant deposit and agrees in writing to pay the relevant charge; or

(b) the day the applicant, having not agreed to pay the relevant charge, or having not paid the relevant deposit and agreed in writing to pay the relevant charge, is notified of a decision, whether or not made on review, that no charges are payable because the charges have been wrongly assessed or are to be waived;

does not count as part of the appropriate period under section 27.

Note—
The appropriate period for section 27 may also be affected by section 29A(7).

(3) In this section—

original section 27 period, for an application, means the period under the definition appropriate period in section 27(7) that would apply to the application in the absence of this section.

relevant charge means the original charge or amount of the charge decided on review.

relevant deposit means the original deposit or the deposit, if any, on account of the charge decided on review that the applicant is required to pay.

review means consideration under this Act of an objection notice.