Northern Territory Numbered Acts

NORTHERN TERRITORY CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL (CONFERRAL OF JURISDICTION AMENDMENTS) (NO. 2) ACT 2014 (NO 35 OF 2014) - SECT 44

Part 5

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Part 5     Tribunal

24     Jurisdiction

A person aggrieved by a reviewable decision may apply to the Tribunal for a review of the decision.

25     Reviewable decision

    (1)     A decision that is required by these Regulations to be notified by a reviewable decision notice is a reviewable decision .

    (2)     A decision mentioned in subregulation (1) includes:

    (a)     an action taken to implement the decision; and

    (b)     a refusal to approve something that is the subject of an application; and

    (c)     a refusal to take an action that is the subject of an application.

26     Recommendation of Tribunal and subsequent decision

    (1)     Within 2 months after conducting a proceeding for a reviewable decision the Tribunal must:

    (a)     make a recommendation about the decision; and

    (b)     give the parties to the proceeding a written notice of the recommendation and the reasons for making it.

    (2)     After considering the recommendation and reasons for making it, the Minister must decide to:

    (a)     reverse or vary the reviewable decision (as applicable); or

    (b)     confirm the reviewable decision.

    (3)     In making the decision under subregulation (2), the Minister is not required to follow the recommendation.

    (4)     Within 28 days after receiving the recommendation, the Minister must give the applicant for the review a notice of the decision under subregulation (2) and the reasons for the decision.