TFC70200 - Reviews and appeals: appealable decisions

Childcare Payments Act 2014, section 56(3)

The following decisions are appealable decisions:

  • a decision to not open a childcare account

  • a decision that a declaration of eligibility is not valid

  • a decision on whether or not to make or revoke an account restriction order, under section 24 of the Act

  • a decision to give a person a notice to provide information or documents, under section 26 of the Act

  • a decision to give a person a disqualification notice, under section 34 of the Act

  • a decision to make an assessment, or to make an assessment of a particular amount, under section 41 of the Act

  • a decision to assess a penalty, or to assess a penalty of a particular amount under section 47 of the Act

  • a decision to make a disqualification order, under section 49 of the Act

  • a decision to make a direction that excludes childcare from being qualifying childcare, under section 50 of the Act

  • a decision to give a person a notice requiring them to pay interest, under section 51 of the Act

  • a decision to give a direction to recover debts from childcare accounts, under section 53 of the Act

Childcare Payments Act 2014, section 56(4)

Where a person is notified of an appealable decision, the notification must include details of the person’s right to apply for a review of the decision and to appeal against the decision.

Childcare Payments Act 2014, section 56(5)

The effect of an appealable decision falling within (d), (f), (g), (j) or (k) of the above list is suspended by the making of an application for a review of the decision or the making of an appeal against the decision.

Childcare Payments Act 2014, section 56(6)

The effect of any other appealable decision is not suspended by the making of such an application or appeal.