# Notice of cancellation

> act-s129 — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

129 Notice of cancellation
          (1) If the Minister cancels a visa under section 128, he or she must
              give the former holder of the visa a written notice:
                (a) stating the ground on which it was cancelled; and
                (b) giving particulars of that ground and of the information (not
                     being non-disclosable information) because of which the
                     ground was considered to exist; and
                (c) inviting the former holder to show, within a specified time,
                     being a prescribed time, that:
                      (i) that ground does not exist; or









                      (ii) there is a reason why the visa should not have been
                           cancelled; and
                 (d) stating that, if the former holder shows, within the specified
                     time, that the ground does not exist, the cancellation will be
                     revoked; and
                 (e) stating that, if the former holder shows that there is a reason
                     why the visa should not have been cancelled, the cancellation
                     might be revoked.
          (2) The notice is to be given in the prescribed way.
          (3) Failure to give notification of a decision does not affect the validity
              of the decision.