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Information Act 2002
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129 Appeal to Supreme Court
(1) A person aggrieved by an appealable decision may appeal to the
Supreme Court on a question of law only.
(1A) An appeal must be made within 60 days after the appealable
decision is made.
(2) On an appeal, the Supreme Court may:
(a) confirm or vary the decision in whole or in part; or
(b) revoke the decision in whole or in part and substitute another
decision that would have been available to the Commissioner
or Tribunal, as the case requires; or
(c) remit the matter to the Commissioner or Tribunal, as the case
requires, for further consideration; or
(d) dismiss the appeal;
and, for that purpose, may make the orders and give the directions
that the Court considers appropriate.
(3) Section 141 of the Northern Territory Civil and Administrative
Tribunal Act 2014 does not apply to a decision of the Tribunal that
is an appealable decision.
appealable decision means:
(a) a decision of the Commissioner under this Act; or
(b) a decision of the Tribunal in the jurisdiction conferred by
section 113A(1).