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Environmental Protection Act 1994
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### sec.530 Decision for appeals
In deciding the appeal, the Land Court may—
confirm the review decision; or
set aside the decision and substitute another decision; or
set aside the decision and return the matter to the administering authority who made the decision, with directions the Land Court considers appropriate.
In setting aside or substituting the decision, the Land Court has the same powers as the authority unless otherwise expressly stated.
However, this part does not apply to a power exercised under subsection (2) .
If the Land Court substitutes another decision, the substituted decision is taken for this Act, other than this subdivision, to be the authority’s decision.
s 530 ins 2000 No. 64 s 39
amd 2004 No. 53 s 2 sch ; 2007 No. 39 s 41 sch ; 2011 No. 6 s 90 ; 2012 No. 16 s 44 ; 2018 No. 30 s 200
(sec.530-ssec.1) In deciding the appeal, the Land Court may— confirm the review decision; or set aside the decision and substitute another decision; or set aside the decision and return the matter to the administering authority who made the decision, with directions the Land Court considers appropriate.
(sec.530-ssec.2) In setting aside or substituting the decision, the Land Court has the same powers as the authority unless otherwise expressly stated.
(sec.530-ssec.3) However, this part does not apply to a power exercised under subsection (2) .
(sec.530-ssec.4) If the Land Court substitutes another decision, the substituted decision is taken for this Act, other than this subdivision, to be the authority’s decision.
- (a) confirm the review decision; or
- (b) set aside the decision and substitute another decision; or
- (c) set aside the decision and return the matter to the administering authority who made the decision, with directions the Land Court considers appropriate.