Judicial Review Act 2000
17Application for review of decision
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17 Application for review of decision
(1) A person who is aggrieved by a decision to which this Act applies may apply to the Court for an order of review relating to the decision.
(2) The application may be made on any one or more of the following grounds:
(a) that a breach of the rules of natural justice happened relating to the making of the decision;
(b) that procedures that were required by law to be observed relating 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.
(3) This section applies only to a decision made after the commencement of this Act.