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Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997
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> > (1) In this Act:
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> > administrative review jurisdiction of the Tribunal—see section 9.
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> > administratively reviewable decision—see section 7.
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> > administrator—see section 8.
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> > decision—see section 6.
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> > enabling legislation means legislation (other than this Act or any statutory rules made under this Act) that:
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> > > (a) provides for applications to be made to the Tribunal with respect to a specified matter or class of matters, or
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> > > (b) otherwise enables the Tribunal to exercise functions with respect to a specified matter or class of matters.
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> > function includes a power, authority or duty, and exercise a function includes perform a duty.
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> > interested person means a person who is entitled under enabling legislation to make an application to the Tribunal for an administrative review under this Act of an administratively reviewable decision.
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> > internal review means an internal review conducted under section 53.
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> > legislation means an Act or a statutory rule.
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> > lodge a document includes file a document.
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> > President means the President of the Tribunal.
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> > procedural rules has the same meaning as in the [Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-002).
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> > Tribunal means the Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
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> > (2) A reference in this Act to the exercise by the Tribunal of its functions in relation to enabling legislation includes a reference both to its functions under the enabling legislation and its functions under this Act in relation to the enabling legislation.
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> > (3) A reference (however described) in this Act to a decision made under enabling legislation is taken, in relation to an administratively reviewable decision, to include a reference to any decision made in the exercise of functions identified by the enabling legislation.
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> > (4) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.
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> **s 4:** Am 1997 No 141, Sch 1.1 \[1\]; 1998 No 156, Sch 1 \[1\] \[2\]; 2002 No 119, Sch 3 \[1\]–\[3\]; 2005 No 46, Sch 11.1 \[1\]; 2013 No 94, Sch 2.2 \[4\]–\[7\].