# Minister may revoke cancellation on his or her own initiative

> act-s137N — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

137N Minister may revoke cancellation on his or her own initiative
          (1) The Minister may, on his or her own initiative, revoke the
              cancellation under section 137J of a particular non-citizen’s visa, if
              the Minister thinks that it is in the public interest to do so.
          (2) The Minister must give the relevant non-citizen written notice of a
              decision under subsection (1) to revoke a cancellation.
          (3) The power in subsection (1) may only be exercised by the Minister
              personally.
          (4) The Minister does not have a duty to consider whether to exercise
              the power in subsection (1), whether or not the non-citizen or
              anyone else requests him or her to do so, or in any other
              circumstances.
          (5) A cancellation is revoked under this section by the Minister
              causing a record of the revocation to be made.