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Judicial Review Act 1991
sec.20Application for review of decision
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### sec.20 Application for review of decision
A person who is aggrieved by a decision to which this Act applies may apply to the court for a statutory order of review in relation to the decision.
The application may be made on any 1 or more of the following grounds—
that a breach of the rules of natural justice happened in relation to the making of the decision;
that procedures that were required by law to be observed in relation to the making of the decision were not observed;
that the person who purported to make the decision did not have jurisdiction to make the decision;
that the decision was not authorised by the enactment under which it was purported to be made;
that the making of the decision was an improper exercise of the power conferred by the enactment under which it was purported to be made;
that the decision involved an error of law (whether or not the error appears on the record of the decision);
that the decision was induced or affected by fraud;
that there was no evidence or other material to justify the making of the decision;
that the decision was otherwise contrary to law.
This section applies only to a decision made after the commencement of this Act.
(sec.20-ssec.1) A person who is aggrieved by a decision to which this Act applies may apply to the court for a statutory order of review in relation to the decision.
(sec.20-ssec.2) The application may be made on any 1 or more of the following grounds— that a breach of the rules of natural justice happened in relation to the making of the decision; that procedures that were required by law to be observed in relation to the making of the decision were not observed; that the person who purported to make the decision did not have jurisdiction to make the decision; that the decision was not authorised by the enactment under which it was purported to be made; that the making of the decision was an improper exercise of the power conferred by the enactment under which it was purported to be made; that the decision involved an error of law (whether or not the error appears on the record of the decision); that the decision was induced or affected by fraud; that there was no evidence or other material to justify the making of the decision; that the decision was otherwise contrary to law.
(sec.20-ssec.3) This section applies only to a decision made after the commencement of this Act.
- (a) that a breach of the rules of natural justice happened in relation to the making of the decision;
- (b) that procedures that were required by law to be observed in relation to the making of the decision were not observed;
- (c) that the person who purported to make the decision did not have jurisdiction to make the decision;
- (d) that the decision was not authorised by the enactment under which it was purported to be made;
- (e) that the making of the decision was an improper exercise of the power conferred by the enactment under which it was purported to be made;
- (f) that the decision involved an error of law (whether or not the error appears on the record of the decision);
- (g) that the decision was induced or affected by fraud;
- (h) that there was no evidence or other material to justify the making of the decision;
- (i) that the decision was otherwise contrary to law.