Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Act 2023

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Notification to applicant of determination

26. (1) The Chief Deciding Officer shall, as soon as practicable after making a determination under section 25 , notify the applicant in writing of the determination.

(2) A notification under subsection (1) shall include—

(a) a statement of the determination concerned, which shall include the information specified in subsection (3),

(b) where the determination includes a determination referred to in subsection (3)(b), an offer to the applicant of a payment to him or her of the amount concerned, and of the effect of sections 31 , 32 and 33 ,

(c) where the determination includes a determination referred to in paragraph (d) or (g) of subsection (3), an offer to the applicant of the provision without charge of health services to him or her,

(d) where the determination includes a determination referred to in subsection (3)(f), an offer to the applicant for the payment to him or her of a health support payment, and

(e) a statement of the entitlement of the applicant under section 27 (1) to seek a review.

(3) The information referred to in subsection (2)(a) is the following:

(a) where the determination includes a determination that the applicant is not a relevant person, a statement of that fact and of the reasons for it;

(b) where the determination includes a determination that the applicant is entitled to a general payment or a work-related payment, a statement of that fact and of the amount of such payment calculated in accordance with subsection (1), (2) or (3), as the case may be, of section 18 ;

(c) where the determination includes a determination that the applicant is not entitled to a general payment or work-related payment, a statement of that fact and of the reasons for the determination;

(d) where the determination includes a determination (other than a determination under section 25 (2)) that the applicant is eligible for the provision without charge of health services to him or her, a statement of that fact;

(e) where the determination includes a determination that the applicant is not eligible for the provision without charge of health services to him or her, a statement of that fact and of the reasons for the determination;

(f) where the determination includes a determination that the applicant is entitled to a health support payment, a statement of that fact;

(g) where the determination includes a determination under section 25 (2), a statement of that fact and of the reasons for the determination;

(h) where the determination includes a determination (other than a determination under section 25 (2)) that the applicant is not entitled to a health support payment, a statement of that fact and of the reasons for the determination.