Most Centrelink decisions can be appealed to the SSAT, which has wide powers to make a new decision, for example, to grant a benefit refused by Centrelink, restore a payment cancelled by Centrelink, increase a payment reduced by Centrelink or set aside a Centrelink decision to recover a debt. Decisions that are not reviewable by the SSAT are listed in section 144 of the SSA Act. Some of these decisions are:
• specifying the nature of claim forms and places of lodgement for claims;
• requiring persons to give information to Centrelink;
• about continuing social security payments during an appeal; and
• to make income tax deductions from payments.
The SSAT hearings are usually before one member. Sometimes hearings are before two or three members:
• specifying the nature of claim forms and places of lodgement for claims;
• requiring persons to give information to Centrelink;
• about continuing social security payments during an appeal; and
• to make income tax deductions from payments.
The SSAT hearings are usually before one member. Sometimes hearings are before two or three members: