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276 Standing for judicial review
(1) A person may seek judicial review of a decision of the Minister, the
CEO, the NT EPA or an environmental officer under this Act if the
person is:
(a) a proponent of an action to which the decision relates; or
(b) an applicant for the decision; or
(c) a person directly affected by the decision; or
(d) a person who has made a genuine and valid submission
during an environmental impact assessment process or
environmental approval process under this Act to which the
decision relates; or
(e) a person who has made a genuine and valid submission
during an environmental (mining) licence process under this
Act to which the decision relates.
(2) For subsection (1)(d), a genuine and valid submission by a person
does not include:
(a) a submission by the person in the form of a form response or
petition prepared by another body or organisation; or
(b) a submission made after the end of the submission period,
unless the court considers that in the circumstances it should
be considered a genuine and valid submission.
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